CAREER: Task-Specific Microextractions using Ionic Liquids

这个职业奖由分析和表面化学项目资助，支持托莱多大学Jared Anderson教授开发新的微萃取方法来研究离子液体的溶剂性质。离子液体是一种低熔点盐，具有许多有用的化学和物理性质。安德森博士的小组研究分子与离子液体的相互作用，以便研究和设计用于分离科学应用的新型特定任务的离子液体。他们还探索了离子液体的离子交换特性，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，选择性去除环境有毒金属离子，隔离二氧化碳，以及再生用于生产生物燃料的纤维素。安德森教授还致力于通过色谱和分离实验室的现代化，扩大托莱多大学本科和研究生层次的化学课程。安德森教授是美国化学会SEED项目的积极参与者，并通过参与各种外展项目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项目，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.