For instance, a novel approach utilising nanomagnetic cyclodextrin decorated with ionic liquid has demonstrated high demulsification efficiency even at relatively modest concentrations ...

Abullah MMS Al-Lohedan HA Attah AM (2016) Synthesis and application of amphiphilic ionic liquid based on acrylate copolymers as demulsifier and oil spill dispersant. Journal of Molecular Liquids ...

Chevron will convert the alkylation catalyst used in its Salt Lake City refinery from the toxic and corrosive chemical hydrofluoric acid to an ionic liquid. The planned switch takes ionic liquids ...

A team of researchers from HSE MIEM joined colleagues from the Institute of Non-Classical Chemistry in Leipzig to develop a theoretical model of a polymeric ionic liquid on a charged conductive ...

A way of dissolving hard-to-recycle plastics like nylon and Kevlar back to their chemical building blocks has been demonstrated by Japanese researchers. The team thinks refinements to the process ...

U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Critical Materials Institute materials chemist Anja Mudring is harnessing the promising qualities of ionic liquids, salts in a liquid state ...

By adding an ionic liquid, their modified cathode could maintain excellent contact with the electrolyte. Their prototype battery also showed good retention of capacity. Though finding the best ...

Researchers developed a green synthesis strategy using ionic liquids to control gold aerogel structure, boosting recyclability and catalytic degradation of pollutants. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Metal ...

New research shows the key role of thermal fluctuations in sustaining the 'relay race' of charges needed to maintain electrical current in room temperature ionic liquids. A collaborative ...

Poisonous mercury in thermometers has been replaced by harmless and better performing ionic liquids in research by scientists from Europe and the US, published in the Royal Society of Chemistry ...