Kurnia, Kiki A.Pinho, SimãoCoutinho, João A.P.2016-10-122016-10-122014Kurnia, Kiki Adi; Pinho, Simão; Coutinho, João A.P. (2014). Designing ionic liquids for absorptive cooling. Green Chemistry. ISSN 1463-9262. 16:8, p.3741-37451463-9262http://hdl.handle.net/10198/13396A computational methodology for designing ionic liquids (ILs) with an enhanced water absorption capacity to be used in absorption-refrigeration systems is presented here. It is based on increasing the hydrogen bond (HB)-acceptor ability of the anion and combining it with a cation that presents a weak cation-anion interaction. Employing this strategy, we identified and prepared three novel dianionic ILs with an enhanced water absorption capacity, larger than LiBr.engCOSMO-RSWater activityAbsorption-refrigerationIonic liquidsjournal article10.1039/C4GC00954A