As a frontier and a hot issue in the field of green chemistry and chemical engineering, research on ionic liquids provides brand new opportunities to solve the crucial problems of the world energy, resources and environment. Several state-of-the-art applications will be presented. Recent examples of applications will highlight the importance of these materials in various industries. The basic concepts of the structure, dynamics, electrochemistry, interfacial and thermodynamic properties will be detailed and relevant experimental methods described. Such fundamental concepts are essential for an in-depth understanding of the general physicochemical properties of these liquids.
Main topics:
- Modeling and Computational studies
- Structure, Spectroscopy and Thermodynamics
- New Materials and Compounds
- Syntheses and Catalysis
- Separation and Transport Processes
- Electrochemical and Energy Applications
- Sustainable and Environmental Technologies
- Process Engineering and Industrial Applications
- Special section: Young scientist
