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Article history: The preparation of natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) from cheap and readily available raw materials is re-
Received 1 February 2017 ported. In this work, we have considered mixtures of choline chloride (CC) or betaine (Bet) with 3 sugar mole-
Received in revised form 5 June 2017 cules (glucose (Glu), xylose (Xyl) and sucrose (Suc)) and 2 carboxylic acids (citric (CA) and tartaric (Tart)
Accepted 11 June 2017
acids). The formation of NADESs was investigated by polarized optical microscopy (POM) and differential scan-
Available online 13 June 2017
ning calorimetry (DSC). The CC mixtures give origin to NADESs for 1:1 M ratio with the sugar molecules and for
Keywords:
2:1, 1:1 and 1:2 with the carboxylic acids, while Bet mixtures only formed NADES with the carboxylic acids. The
Natural deep eutectic solvents effect of water content (up to 5% (wt.%)) and temperature in conductivity and rheology were characterized. The
Thermophysical properties NADESs were found to be non-thixotropic, Newtonian liquids with high viscosity, decreasing with increasing
Rheology temperature and water content. The conductivity is limited by charge carrier mobility, thus increasing with
Conductivity water content and temperature.
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The potential of NADESs as solvents and or supporting mediums for 2.3. Polarized light microscopy (POM)
different processes has been the focus of an increasing number of stud-
ies. Its solvent properties for DNA [3,4,20,21], plant metabolites (i.e. A droplet of NADES was deposited in a microscope slide for observa-
phenolics, natural dyes and terpenes) [4,22–25], cellulose and lignin tion. Optical characterization of the NADES samples was carried out at
[26–29] or active pharmaceutical ingredients [30,31] has been demon- 22 °C by POM using an Olympus transmission microscope coupled
strated, with some molecules exhibiting solubility increases of several with a Leica digital camera and Leica Application Suite Software.
orders of magnitude. They have also been proposed for a multitude of
processes including electrodeposition [32–34], enzymatic based reac- 2.4. Differential scanning analysis (DSC)
tions/processes [35–37], polymerizations [38–40] and on improvement
of polymer processing [41,42], curing of resins [43,44] and CO2 capture The NADESs mixtures and raw chemicals were characterized by DSC
[45–47]. The extraction of natural molecules with NADES has gained (model DSC Q100, T.A. instruments, USA) on the temperature range
special attention [5,23,48]. Many natural compounds show higher solu- from −40 °C to degradation temperature, at 5 °C/min, after equilibra-
bility in these liquids due to the ability to form hydrogen bonds directly tion for 5 min at −40 °C. The experiments were performed under nitro-
with the solvent components [23,49]. It is claimed that the plant pheno- gen atmosphere (50 mL/min), with 10–15 mg of sample in aluminum
lics present higher stability in these solvents [50]. pans with covering lids.
To be able to successfully choose the right systems for any given ap-
plication it is hence crucial to understand the properties of the systems 2.5. Conductivity measurements
alone and how do they behave with operating conditions, such as tem-
perature, the presence of water among others. In this work, the NADES The conductivity measurements were performed in an Inolab multi-
forming ability of mixtures of choline chloride and betaine with sugar level 3 (WTW) equipment, equipped with a WTW Tetracon® 325 con-
molecules (glucose, xylose, sucrose) and carboxylic acids (tartaric and ductivity probe. The NADESs were enclosed on a sealed chamber, fitted
citric acids) were evaluated. The thermodynamic properties were with the sensors and the temperature was controlled by means of a
assessed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and its conductivity thermostatic oil bath. Prior to each measurement point, the tempera-
and rheological properties were systematically characterized as func- ture was stabilized for 5 min within ±0.50 K of set point, and monitored
tion of temperature, up to 100 °C, and for small water content, up to with the probe's built-in temperature sensor (precision 0.2 K). All mea-
5% (wt%). surements were performed 3 times with individual NADESs samples.
promote the formation of the liquid mixture. This behavior for Bet mixtures, Bet with CA or Tart were prepared as three component
mixtures with glucose, urea and small polyol molecules has already systems, of equal molarity, with water as the third component. The
been previously reported [48]. The anhydrous mixtures are very POM characterization confirmed that these mixtures do not contain
viscous, making them very difficult to manipulate. Therefore, these crystals.
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Fig. 2. DSC thermograms of CC, Xyl and its mixtures at different molar ratios. Insert shows Fig. 5. DSC thermograms of Bet based NADESs and for the CC with Xyl, Glu, Suc, CA and
magnification of CC:Xyl (3:1) and (2:1) for −10 to 90 °C (thermograms not to scale). Tart NADESs, prepared as 3 equi-molar component systems, with water.
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3.3. Conductivity
Table 2
Linear regression fitting parameters for conductivity (measured between 313 and 373 K)
(Eq. (1)) and rheology (measured between 283 and 373 K) (Eq. (2)) data.
where σ0 is a constant, Eσ is the activation energy for electrical conduc- high viscosity and equipment limitations, it was not possible to perform
tion, R the ideal gases constant and T the absolute temperature. The lin- measurements when the viscosity exceeded 10,000 Pa·s. The flow
ear regression of the natural logarithm of conductivity vs. the inverse of curves obtained for the NADES CC:Xyl (1:1), with water contents of 0,
absolute temperature returns a good fitting (R2 N 0.99), including for the 1, 3 and 5% (wt%), at different temperatures, are presented in Fig. 8
NADESs evaluated with water contents for up to 5% (wt%). The Eσ were and are representative of the behavior observed for all NADESs.
calculated to be in the range of 50 to 100 kJ mol−1, decreasing with the All NADESs present Newtonian fluid behavior, i.e., the viscosity is
increase of the water content (Table 2). The conductivity was also found constant and independent of the value and duration of the shear rate
to increase with the system's water content. For the same water con- applied, denoting the absence of molecular structuring or entangle-
tent, the conductivity trend between the different NADES is preserved ments. The apparent shear thinning observed for low viscosity
along the entire temperature interval. Therefore, for simplicity and clar- (b1 Pa·s) at small shear rates (b0.5 s− 1) is interpreted as a feature
ity, only the experimental data obtained for the system CC:Xyl is shown from the system and not a characteristic from the sample. The NADESs
The complete set of experimental results is presented as Supplementary present a rheological behavior similar to that of common liquid sol-
information. The conductivity of CC:Xyl (1:1), for different tempera- vents. However, these are highly viscous liquids and, with exception
tures and water content of 0, 1, 3 and 5% and the fitting of Eq. (1) is pre- for CC:Xyl (1:1), with typical viscosities at 293 K higher than 1000 Pa·s.
sented in Fig. 7a. The combined effect of temperature and water content The NADESs viscosities vary for different constituting components,
is depicted on the three dimensional plot of ln σ as function of 1/T and temperature and water content. Considering the CC based NADES, the
molar water content (n·H2O) presented in Fig. 7b. Our results show viscosity is higher for CC:Suc (1:1), followed by CC:CA (1:1), CC:Tart
that the behavior of conductivity with water content and temperature (1:1), CC:Glu (1:1) and CC:Xyl (1:1). This trend is observed on the
is similar for the different systems. Despite the low conductivity of whole temperature range and for NADESs with equivalent water con-
pure water, 5.5 × 10−5 mS cm−1 (293 K), its presence significantly in- tent (Table 2).The viscosity decreases significantly with the increase of
creases conductivity due to lower viscosity and corresponding higher temperature and water content (Fig. 8 and Fig. 9).
ion mobility. The same effect has been observed in ionic liquids [2,7, As observed for conductivity, the dependence of viscosity with the
53–55]. Nevertheless, in general, the conductivity of NADES is still temperature was also found to be well described by the logarithmic
lower than that of ionic liquids due to the presence of fewer charge car- form of the Arrhenius equation:
rier species [7,8,14,17].
Eη
ln η ¼ ln η0 þ ð2Þ
3.4. Rheology RT
The rheological properties of the NADESs mixtures were character- where η is the shear viscosity, η0 a constant and Eη is the flow activation
ized by obtaining flow curves. In general, the characterization was per- energy, R the ideal gas constant and T the absolute temperature. The Eη
formed applying a shear rate ramp from 0.1 to 100 s− 1, on the for each system was calculated from the slope of ln η vs. 1/T and found
temperature range of 283 to 373 K, on steps of 10 K, to the anhydrous to be approximately 100 kJ mol−1 for the anhydrous systems, decreas-
samples and water content of 1, 3 and 5% (wt%). However, due to the ing substantially with the presence of water. Dai et al. have shown
Fig. 8. Flow curves for CC:Xyl (1:1) with water content of 0, 1, 3 and 5% (wt%).
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4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Fig. 9. Variation of viscosity with temperature and water content; a) Viscosity (η) as
function of temperature (K) for anhydrous CC based NADESs and Bet based NADESs; b)
CC:Xyl (1:1) three dimensional plot of viscosity (ln η) dependence with Ivo Aroso acknowledges the financial support from FCT through
temperature (1/T (K−1)) and molar water content (n·H2O). grant SFRH/BD/42273/2007. Funding was also granted from the Euro-
pean Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) under
that the strong H-bond interactions between the NADES components grant agreement no. REGPOT-CT2012-316331-POLARIS and from Pro-
are gradually decreased when in the presence of water [14]. The results ject “Novel smart and biomimetic materials for innovative regenerative
obtained indicate that the water molecules, due to its small size and H- Medicine approaches (ref.: RL1 - ABMR - NORTE-01-0124-FEDER-
bond forming ability, can hence act as plasticizers decreasing the viscos- 000016)” co-financed by North Portugal Regional Operational Pro-
ity and the Eη. gramme (ON.2 – O Novo Norte), under the National Strategic Reference
The conductivity of a liquid is affected by the number of charged Framework (NSRF), through the European Regional Development Fund
species and its mobility. If limited by the mobility of the charged (ERDF).
species, the conductivity is proportional to the fluidity (η − 1 ).
Therefore, the plot of σ vs. η− 1 as function of temperature should Appendix A. Supplementary data
return a linear proportionality [17,53,56]. This is indeed the case
for the NADESs, as depicted on Fig. 10a, which shows a strong linear Supplementary data to this article can be found online at http://dx.
correlation demonstrating that the conductivity is limited by ionic doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2017.06.051.
Fig. 10. a) Plot of conductivity versus fluidity (η−1) for selected NADES (tendency lines for Bet and CC based NADES are marked with 1 and 2 respectively); b) plot of Eσ versus Eη for the CC
based NADES with different water content.
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