Ionic liquids are room temperature fluids composed entirely of ions,
typically large organic cations and small inorganic anions.
Ionic liquids have no detectable vapor pressure and do not emit volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), providing a basis for clean manufacturing – "green chemistry."
Some physical properties like wide electrochemical window, solubility, make them interesting as potential solvents in many chemical synthesis in organic and inorganic material.
At the last few years Ionic Liquids have been applied in application area such: Engineering:
Membran Technology, Extraction, Gas Separation, Rectification
Material process:
Metal Plating, Surfactant, Lubricant, Antistatics, Dispergents
Electrochemistry:
Photopholtaic Cell, OLED, Electrchromating, Phosphating
Mass Chemistry:
Pulping Process, Cellulose, PetroChemistry, Biomass conversion
FineChemistry:
Organic Synthesis, Inorganis, Catalysis, Fluorosinthesis, Enzymatic Catalysis
Mobile Chemistry:
Battery, Fuel Cell, ECDL Capacitor
Biotechnology:
Protein Purification, Buffer, Protein folding
So many people are optimistic its controbution by offering some green soluyion to many industrial sectors.
My interests for this huge thema are to collect some industrial problematic and intuitive solution in that way Ionic Liquid can probably solve problems or offer new alternative to be used. So we can perhaps open a good condusive and precise discussion or sharing.
sincerely yours,
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