A lithium-ion conducting gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) membrane containing PEO as a polymer host and liquid electrolyte has been prepared by a simple one-step procedure. The prepared electrolyte membrane exhibits a good ionic conductivity of 3.3 10 3 S cm 1 and high lithium transference number of 0.76 at room temperature. Meanwhile, the gel polymer electrolyte membrane shows very good thermal s...

Near-infrared spectrometry has been successfully used to determine association binding constants between phenol and alpha-, beta- and gamma-cyclodextrin (CD) in [butylmethylimidazolium][chloride] room-temperature ionic liquid (RTIL). It was found that adding CD into the RTIL solution of phenol resulted in an enhancement in the absorption coefficient of the stretching overtone of the aromatic C-...

Abstract Herein, we report a simple and versatile synthetic approach towards siloxane‐based poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) with unusually low glass transition temperatures ( T g ) down to −73°C, thus “liquid‐like” behavior at room temperature. We designed polydimethylsiloxane‐derived copolymer carrying dialkylimidazolium moieties, by careful selection of the side‐chain length type anions were able ...

in this work, benzyl alcohol was obtained in 96% excellent yield by hydrolysis of benzyl chloride catalyzedby the recyclable temperature-dependant phase-separation system that comprised the ionic liquid peg1000-dail[bf4], toluene and ferric sulfate under homogeneous catalysis in aqueous media. this novel methodnot only enhanced the yield, but also made the operating units easy workup. the catal...

A literature survey was performed to evaluate the state-of-the-art membrane systems for CO2/CH4 separation which is critical in the natural gas industry. The systems that were reviewed included zeolite, carbon, polymeric, mixed matrix, amorphous silica, and supported ionic liquid membranes. Supported ionic liquid CO2/CH4 selective membranes were synthesized in our laboratory by applying room te...

Electrochemical batteries with organic electrode materials have attracted worldwide attention due to their high safety, low cost, renewability, contamination, and easiness of recycling. However, the practical application such system is limited by density, electronic/ionic conductivity, dissolution in conventional liquid electrolytes. Herein, a novel battery configuration proposed replace electr...

The phase behavior of binary mixtures of triglyme (G3) and Mg[TFSA]2 (TFSA: bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)amide) was investigated, towards the development of a Mg2+-based room-temperature solvate ionic liquid (SIL) electrolyte. In a 1 : 1 molar ratio, G3 and Mg[TFSA]2 form a thermally stable complex (decomposition temperature, Td: 240 °C) with a melting point (Tm) of 70 °C, which is considerably...

We are currently in the midst of a race to discover and develop new battery materials capable of providing high energy-density at low cost. By combining a high-performance Si electrode architecture with a room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte, here we demonstrate a highly energy-dense lithium-ion cell with an impressively long cycling life, maintaining over 75% capacity after 500 cycles. Su...

The room temperature ionic liquid [bmim][PF6] was employed as the reaction medium in the asymmetric glyoxylate-ene reaction of α-methyl styrene (4a) with ethyl glyoxylate using chiral palladium(II) complexes as the catalysts. [Pd(S-BINAP)(3,5-CF3PhCN)2](SbF6)2 (1b) showed the highest catalytic activity. Under the reaction conditions of 40 C, 0.5 h, and 1b/4a molar ratio of 0.05, ethyl α-hydroxy...

The electrochemical behaviour of nanoporous TiO(2) in a room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis((trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl)amide (EMITFSI), was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and impedance spectroscopy. Exponentially rising currents in voltammetry were attributed to the charging/discharging of electrons in the TiO(2) film and a charge transfer mechanism. Th...