Year: 2021
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis is a culmination of my work in advancing the fields around boron subphthalocyanine materials and their applications. First, it details the methods and results from modelling the embodied energy of chloro-boron subphthalocyanine using an established baseline reaction. It then analyzes the opportunity to reduce the embodied energy through process and solvent modifications by swapping from 1,2-dichlorobenzene to 2,4-dichlorotoluene (2513 MJ/kg versus 64 MJ/kg, respectively). Second, this thesis provides calorimetry results for a variety of bromo- and chloro-boron subphthalocyanine reactions. An alternative method for chloro-boron subphthalocyanine was proposed and tested that incorporated scale-up design principles. These pathways were assessed on their applicability for scale-up based on the measured reaction enthalpy and criticality classes. The work compiled in this thesis serves to highlight the positive aspects of boron subphthalocyanines from an environmental viewpoint through embodied energy modelling and provides strong evidence for their near-term ability for scale-up to commercial reaction sizes.
Source: TSpace (University of Toronto)
Author: Benjamin J. Knapik
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3193283999