CAREER: Task-Specific Microextractions using Ionic Liquids

由分析和表面化学计划资助的这个职业奖支持托莱多大学的Jared安德森教授的工作，以开发新的微萃取方法来研究离子液体的溶剂性质-低熔点盐，具有许多有用的化学和物理性质。 安德森博士的研究小组研究了分子与离子液体的相互作用，以研究和设计新类别的特定任务的离子液体，用于分离科学。 他们还探索了离子液体的离子交换性能，目的是调整萃取选择性。 从这项研究中获得的知识将有助于开发新设计的离子液体，用于各种跨学科应用，例如从柴油燃料中提取含硫化合物，选择性地去除对环境有毒的金属离子，螯合二氧化碳和再生纤维素用于生产生物燃料。 安德森教授还致力于通过色谱和分离实验室的现代化来扩大托莱多大学的本科生和研究生化学课程。 安德森教授是美国化学学会项目种子计划的积极参与者，并通过参与各种外展计划积极招募妇女和少数民族。 他正在开发一个基于互联网的互动程序，以提供各种科学相关主题的演示，作为提高化学公众形象的一种手段。

This CAREER award funded by the Analytical and Surface Chemistry program supports work by Professor Jared Anderson at The University of Toledo to develop novel microextraction approaches to study the solvent properties of ionic liquids - low melting point salts that possess many useful chemical and physical properties. Dr. Anderson's group examines the interactions of molecules with ionic liquids in order to study and design new classes of task-specific ionic liquids for applications in separation science. They also explore the ion-exchange properties of ionic liquids, with an aim of tuning extraction selectivity. The knowledge gained from this research will aid in the development of newly designed ionic liquids for various interdisciplinary applications, such as extracting sulfur-containing compounds from diesel fuels, selectively removing environmentally toxic metal ions, sequestering carbon dioxide, and regenerating cellulose for the production of bio-fuels. Professor Anderson is also working to expand the undergraduate- and graduate-level chemistry curricula at The University of Toledo by modernization of the chromatography and separations laboratory. Professor Anderson is an active participant of the American Chemical Society Project SEED program, and actively recruits women and minorities through participation in various outreach programs. He is developing an internet-based interactive program to provide demonstrations of various science-related topics as a means of enhancing the public image of chemistry.