The combination of water and surface-active ionic liquids provides a unique reaction
medium, facilitating aggregation and micellization of the ionic liquid to allow for chemical …

The impetus for the expanding interest in ionic liquids (ILs) is their favorable properties and
important applications. Ionic liquid-based surfactants (ILBSs) carry long-chain hydrophobic …

Ionic liquid (IL) surfactants have attracted great interest as promising substitutes for
conventional surfactants owing to their exceptional and favorable physico-chemical …

The synergistic interactions of the surface active ionic liquid (1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium
bromide, IL) with non-ionic surfactants TritonX-100 (TX-100) and TritonX-405 (TX-405) were …

With the still huge dependence on crude oil, it is crucial to develop enhanced oil recovery
techniques to improve reservoir production and lifespan. Carbonate reservoirs constitute …

Foam injection has the potential to improve CO 2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and
simultaneous CO 2 sequestration processes by increasing sweep efficiency. However, the …

Ionic liquids (IL) have emerged as a prospective new material for a wide range of industrial
applications, owing to their unique structures and properties. Hence, understanding the …

Ionic liquid surfactants have shown increasing promise for substituting the traditional
amphiphiles due to their flexible tunability and superior physicochemical properties …

A series of surface-active ionic liquids based on the 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium cation
and different anions such as halides and alkylsulfates was synthesized. The aggregation …

The use of surfactant ionic liquids has recently gained attention for surfactant-based
enhanced oil recovery. The introduction of the surfactant character in ionic liquids combines …