A series of environmentally benign functional ionic liquids (ILs) based on l-proline as the anion to efficiently absorb low-concentration NO have been investigated in this work. The results indicate that the ILs with an l-proline anion have high absorption capacities for 0.16 vol % NO, reaching a maximum absorption capacity of 0.51 mol of NO per mol of IL at 30 °C and ambient pressure for l-proline choline IL ([Ch][l-Pro]). The absorbed NO could be recovered from [Ch][l-Pro], and the regenerated IL had no significant loss of NO absorption capacity for at least 7 recycles. We verified the mechanism through both experimental and theoretical methods. The results indicate that the absorption of NO in [Ch][l-Pro] mainly resulted from a chemical process—NO and the secondary amine group in the anion form a NONOate with a chemical formula [l-Pro]−–(NO)–NO. We believe that this efficient and reversible absorption of low-concentration NO by the ILs has potential as a new NO capture technique.
Tao Tang,Zhong Li,Li Zhou,Pu Zhang,Yin Fen Cheng,Yi Liang,Jing Hao Zhuang,Xin Yi Hu,Qi Jie Ma,Bao Yue Zhang,Azmira Jannat,Jian Zhen Ou
The self-limiting Cabrera–Mott oxidation reaction on metal surfaces provides an effective pathway for synthesizing atomically thin 2D metal oxide. Inspired by this reaction, it is proposed that solid bismuth metals can react with dissolved oxygen and water molecules in an aqueous environment, forming an ultrathin oxyhydroxide layer on their surfaces. The lattice mismatch between the surface oxyhydroxide layer and the underlying pure metal enables the mechanical exfoliation of detached 2D oxyhydroxide nanosheets. Moreover, the sulfurization interaction between the oxyhydroxide and dissolved H 2 S expands the applicability of solid–liquid interfacial reactions for realizing 2D bismuth oxysulfide, effectively tuning their electronic bandgap energy, work function, and band position. Given its good photoresponse from blue to UV light, the optoelectronic gas sensing performances of bismuth oxysulfide are investigated. Under purple light irradiation, the Bi 2 O 1.12 S 1.88 -based gas sensor exhibits an excellent optoelectronic response factor of 48.5% toward 10 ppb NO 2 , which is the lowest detection limit for reported bismuth compounds-based gas sensor so far. This work provides a novel and facile synthesis approach for 2D metal oxyhydroxide and oxysulfide and simultaneously demonstrates the substantial potential of bismuth oxysulfide in high-performance optoelectronic gas sensing.