“…On the other hand, the UNIFAC model is a classical thermodynamic model and widely used in separation science because its formulation is simple and can be directly incorporated into such famous simulation programs as ASPEN PLUS, PROII, and ChemCAD to establish equilibrium stage (EQ) and nonequilibrium stage (NEQ) models for design and simulation. 28−30 However, in the current UNIFAC parameter matrix for ILs as reported by Lei et al, 28 Santiago et al, 31,32 Alevizou et al, 33 Kato and Gmehling,27 Therefore, the focus of this work is to extend the group parameters of UNIFAC model to establish the more complete UNIFAC parameter matrix since there have been only a limited number of functional groups for ILs included in the current UNIFAC model. 28 On this basis, the UNIFAC model is used for identifying the general relationship between molecular structure of ILs and separation performance (i.e., selectivity and capacity), which requires the close integration of theoretically predictive models and experiments.…”