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Ionic-liquid materials for the electrochemical challenges of the future.
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The goal in this review is to survey the recent key developments and issues within ionic-liquid research in these areas, and to generate interest in the wider community and encourage others to make use of ionic liquids in tackling scientific challenges.Abstract:
Ionic liquids are room-temperature molten salts, composed mostly of organic ions that may undergo almost unlimited structural variations. This review covers the newest aspects of ionic liquids in applications where their ion conductivity is exploited; as electrochemical solvents for metal/semiconductor electrodeposition, and as batteries and fuel cells where conventional media, organic solvents (in batteries) or water (in polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cells), fail. Biology and biomimetic processes in ionic liquids are also discussed. In these decidedly different materials, some enzymes show activity that is not exhibited in more traditional systems, creating huge potential for bioinspired catalysis and biofuel cells. Our goal in this review is to survey the recent key developments and issues within ionic-liquid research in these areas. As well as informing materials scientists, we hope to generate interest in the wider community and encourage others to make use of ionic liquids in tackling scientific challenges.read more
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Interface-Engineered Li7La3Zr2O12-Based Garnet Solid Electrolytes with Suppressed Li-Dendrite Formation and Enhanced Electrochemical Performance
TL;DR: Interference architecture engineering by incorporating 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl) imide (BMP-TFSI) ionic liquid into a garnet oxide is proposed, and the compacted microstructure suppresses Li-dendrite growth and shows good interfacial compatibility and interfacial wettability toward Li metal.
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Impact of ionic liquids on extreme microbial biotypes from soil
Francisco J. Deive,Francisco J. Deive,Ana Rodríguez,Ana Rodríguez,Adélia Varela,Cátia Rodrigues,Maria C. Leitão,Jos Houbraken,Ana B. Pereiro,Ana B. Pereiro,María A. Longo,M. Ángeles Sanromán,Robert A. Samson,Luís Paulo N. Rebelo,Cristina Silva Pereira +14 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the impact of ionic liquids on the diversity of the soil microbiota to identify which microbial strains have higher survival rates towards ionic liquid, and consequently those which might possibly play a major role in their biotic fate.
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An innovative experimental approach aiming to understand and quantify the actual fire hazards of ionic liquids
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide advanced knowledge on the thermal and combustion hazard profiles of ionic liquids based on an original multiscale combined experimental approach and demonstrate that the combustibility potential as well as the fire behaviour must be assessed on a case-by-case approach and is often dictated by the chemical structure of the ionic liquid.
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Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Ionic Liquids: Fundamentals and Applications in Energy and Sensors
TL;DR: The oxygen reduction reaction plays a vital role in several processes and applications including energy and gas sensors that have been widely studied in aqueous and organic solvents as mentioned in this paper, and use of ILs as an electrolyte for fuel cells, Li-O2 batteries and electrochemical gas sensors can resolve the issues related to instability/decompsotion, flamability and evaporation of electrolytes.
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Bromide and Hydroxide Conductivity–Morphology Relationships in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Block Copolymers
TL;DR: In this article, a polymerized ionic liquid (PIL) diblock copolymer, poly(MMA-b-MEBIm-Br), was synthesized at various compositions from a nonionic monomer, methyl methacrylate (MMA), via the reverse addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization technique.
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Ionic Liquids in Synthesis
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TL;DR: The early years of Ionic liquid production were covered in this article, where a new generation of soluble supports for Supported Organic Synthesis (SPOS) was proposed. But this support was not applied to the task-specific Ionic liquids.
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