New Trends in Ionic Liquids Application
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Liquids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2021) | Viewed by 18065
Special Issue Editor
2. Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE), Instituto Superior Técnico, Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066 Bobadela, LRS, Portugal
Interests: ionic liquids; thermochemical and thermophysical properties; new materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ionic liquids have, in a few years, gone from being a curiosity to being one of the most fruitful fields of science. Their variety is as wide as that of other organic or inorganic compounds, but some of their properties are transversal to almost all of them and make ionic liquids a family of extremely interesting compounds. Among these properties, we can highlight the following: virtually no vapor pressure; excellent thermal stability; high mechanical, and chemical, stabilities; high electrochemical stability; nonflammability; low compressibility; specific solvation properties; good lubrication properties; and highly tunable properties by cation and anion combination.
These unique properties and their variability have led to the use of ionic liquids in an increasing number of areas of various sciences: chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, and mechanics. They have been used as solvents, chelators, lubricants and additives, liquid crystals, thermal fluids, electrolytes, and artificial muscles, and in a variety of separation techniques. They have also been identified as green chemicals, although not all of them are. The search for ionic liquids that have less of a negative impact on the environment is also gaining ground.
In such a vast and interesting field of research, we are especially focused on exploring new frontiers, and on novelty (both in knowledge and in application) in the use of ionic liquids. This is the challenge we present to researchers to contribute to this Special Issue entitled ‘’New Trends in Ionic Liquids Application’’. Reviews articles by experts in the field are also welcomed if they contribute to defining the direction in which research and new applications will evolve.
Prof. Dr. João Paulo Leal
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Ionic liquids
- Solvents
- Chelators
- Liquid crystals
- Thermal fluids
- Electrolytes
- Separation techniques
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