Science and Technology of Ionic Liquids for the Contribution of Society
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 7
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Interests: polymer brush; ionic liquids; polymer electrolyte; super capacitor; fibers; gel; ion gels; gel electrolyte; soft tribology material
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ionic liquids are salts that are liquid at room temperature. They have attracted attention as a third solvent, after water and organic solvents. In particular, since the latter half of the 1990s, the research and development of ionic liquids as new non-flammable or flame-retardant electrolyte materials has progressed to enable their use as electrolytes in electricity storage devices. Ionic liquids have a high dissolving power when applied to various substances and are chemically stable. As such, they have attracted attention for their potential for use in a wide range of activities; research and development is ongoing at universities, companies, and other organizations. However, there are still unresolved issues, such as production costs and safety for the body. Some ionic liquids are now being produced on an industrial scale, but there do not appear to be many reports on the development of products or application technologies that use ionic liquids. The editors pay tribute to the work of ionic liquid researchers over the past 30 years, and we look forward to receiving reports on the social implementation of ionic liquids that will contribute to people's lives and society, as well as papers on the science and technology of ionic liquids that are necessary to achieve this.
Prof. Dr. Takaya Sato
Prof. Dr. Katsuhiko Tsunashima
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- new ionic liquids
- task-specific ionic liquids
- solvents
- electrolytes
- ion conductors
- polymer gels
- energy storage materials
- catalysts
- extractants
- absorbents
- surfactants
- lubricants
- bio-related materials
- antibacterial agents
- pharmaceuticals
- antistatic agents
- polymer additives
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