Enabling sustainable chemistry with ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents: a fad or the future?

AA Quintana, AM Sztapka… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) debuted with a promise of a superior
sustainability footprint due to their low vapor pressure. However, their toxicity and high cost …

A review on the electrodeposition of aluminum and aluminum alloys in ionic liquids

KK Maniam, S Paul - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aluminum plays an essential role as an excellent coating material in diversified applications
due to its better corrosion resistance and physicochemical properties. Employing such a …

Cooperative effects between hydrophilic pores and solvents: catalytic consequences of hydrogen bonding on alkene epoxidation in zeolites

DT Bregante, AM Johnson, AY Patel… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobic voids within titanium silicates have long been considered necessary to achieve
high rates and selectivities for alkene epoxidations with H2O2. The catalytic consequences …

Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents incorporating trioctylphosphine oxide: Advanced liquid extractants

M Gilmore, EN McCourt, F Connolly… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A low viscosity, hydrophobic eutectic solvent based on trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) has
been developed and characterized, and its use as an extractant demonstrated for liquid …

Non-ionic hydrophobic eutectics–versatile solvents for tailored metal separation and valorisation

N Schaeffer, JHF Conceição, MAR Martins… - Green …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In comparison with the well-described ionic eutectic mixtures, hydrophobic eutectic solvents
(HESs) composed of two non-ionic compounds represent a relatively new class of eutectics …

[HTML][HTML] Super concentrated HCl in a deep eutectic solvent as media for the integrated leaching and separation of metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries

ARF Carreira, A Nogueira, APS Crema… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycling spent lithium-ion batteries is vital to ensure the recovery of added-value resources
and minimize environmental impact. Herein, an integrated and efficient process is …

Heteroleptic coordination polymer electrolytes initiated by Lewis-acidic eutectics for solid zinc–metal batteries

G Lu, H Qiu, X Du, KK Sonigara, J Wang… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) offer a viable path for overcoming the interfacial problems
caused by side reactions and irregular deposition in rechargeable Zn (zinc)–metal batteries …

Unexpected energy applications of ionic liquids

K Matuszek, SL Piper, A Brzęczek‐Szafran… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ionic liquids and their various analogues are without doubt the scientific sensation of the last
few decades, paving the way to a more sustainable society. Their versatile suite of …

A Lewis acidity adjustable organic ammonium cation derived robust protecting shield for stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries by inhibiting the tip effect

S Qian, J Zhou, M Peng, Y Qian, Y Meng… - Materials Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries have attracted extensive attention, but the formation of zinc
dendrites has limited their commercialization. Furthermore, on account of the tip effect, Zn …

Surface modification of black phosphorus with group 13 lewis acids for ambient protection and electronic tuning

D Tofan, Y Sakazaki, KL Walz Mitra, R Peng… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we introduce a facile, solution‐phase protocol to modify the Lewis basic surface of
few‐layer black phosphorus (bP) and demonstrate its effectiveness at providing ambient …