Flexible design of ionic liquids for membrane interactions

Membrane interactions of ionic liquids: possible determinants for biological activity and toxicity.

Ionic liquids (ILs) are a class of diverse organic salts with relatively low melting points (below 100°C) which have attracted considerable interest as a promising "green" substitute for organic solvents. The broad solvation properties of ILs and their high solubility in water, however, present health risks, in particular since it was shown that many ILs exhibit cytotoxic properties. In this co...

Interactions and dynamics in ionic liquids.

Precise dielectric spectra have been determined at 25 degrees C over the exceptionally broad frequency range of 0.1 <or= nu/GHz <or= 3000 for the imidazolium-based room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) [bmim][BF4], [bmim][PF6], [bmim][DCA], and [hmim][BF4]. The spectra are dominated by a low-frequency process at approximately 1 GHz with a broad relaxation time distribution of the Cole-Davidson...

Interactions between Organic Compounds and Ionic Liquids. Selectivity and Capacity Characteristics of Ionic Liquids

Ionic liquids for synthesis of nanoparticles (A review)

An ionic liquid (IL) is a salt in the liquid state. In some contexts, the term has been restricted to salts whose melting point is below some arbitrary temperature, such as 100 °C. While ordinary liquids such as water and gasoline are predominantly made of electrically neutral molecules, ionic liquids are largely made of ions and short-lived ion pairs. These substances are variously called liqu...

Conceptual Process Design for Aromatic/Aliphatic Separation with Ionic Liquids

The investment and annual costs for a separation of aromatic hydrocarbons from a naphtha feed (~10 % aromatics) can be 35 to 70 % lower for an extraction with ionic liquids compared to an extraction with sulfolane. Aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylenes) and C4 C10 aliphatic hydrocarbons are normally separated by liquid extraction, extractive distillation or azeotrop...