Changes in the gut microbiota of mice orally exposed to methylimidazolium ionic liquids [PDF]
Ionic liquids are salts used in a variety of industrial processes, and being relatively non-volatile, are proposed as environmentally-friendly replacements for existing volatile liquids.
Abdelghany, Tarek M.+7 more
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Electrospun nanosized cellulose fibers using ionic liquids at room temperature [PDF]
Aiming at replacing the noxious solvents commonly employed, ionic-liquid-based solvents have been recently explored as novel non-volatile and non-flammable media for the electrospinning of polymers.
Abbott+49 more
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Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids: Excluded Volume and Ion Polarizability Effects in the Electrical Double-Layer Structure and Capacitance [PDF]
We study structures of room-temperature ionic liquids at electrified interfaces and the corresponding electrical double-layer capacities using a self-consistent mean-field theory.
Horne, M.D.+3 more
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Amine scrubbing is dominating in carbon dioxide (CO2) capturing technology because of its high affinity towards CO2. However, the drawbacks of amine solvents are its high corrosivity and volatility.
Ravichandar Shantini+3 more
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Ionic liquids (ILs) are used as electrolytes in high-performance lithium-ion batteries, which can effectively improve battery safety and energy storage capacity.
Jiahuan Tong+10 more
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A Mn-N3 single-atom catalyst embedded in graphitic carbon nitride for efficient CO2 electroreduction
Developing effective catalysts based on earth abundant elements is critical for electrochemical CO2 reduction. Here, the authors prepare a manganese single atom catalyst with high CO2 reduction performance, which can be attributed to the Mn-N3 site ...
Jiaqi Feng+9 more
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Computational approaches to understanding reaction outcomes of organic processes in ionic liquids [PDF]
This review considers how various computational methods have been applied to explain the changes in reaction outcome on moving from a molecular to an ionic liquid solvent.
Acevedo+291 more
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Safety Issues in Lithium Ion Batteries: Materials and Cell Design
As the most widely used energy storage device in consumer electronic and electric vehicle fields, lithium ion battery (LIB) is closely related to our daily lives, on which its safety is of paramount importance. LIB is a typical multidisciplinary product.
Xiangkun Wu+9 more
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Thermodynamics at microscales: 3D→2D, 1D and 0D
Today, the laws of traditional thermodynamics are facing challenges when science is growing rapidly toward the microscale-world, even quantum hypothesis.
Kun Dong, Feng Huo, Suojiang Zhang
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Synthesis of novel room temperature chiral ionic liquids. application as reaction media for the heck arylation of aza-endocyclic acrylates. [PDF]
New achiral and chiral RTILs were prepared using novel and/or optimized synthetic routes. These new series of imidazolinium, imidazolium, pyridinium and nicotine-derived ionic liquids were fully characterized including differential scanning calorimetry ...
Correia, Carlos R. D.+4 more
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