Themed collection Ionic Liquids: Editors collection for RSC Advances

Extractive denitrogenation (EDN) of fuel oils using ILs is reviewed. EDN using ILs is a promising technology for the elimination of N-compounds from fuel oils.

Biomass is one of the few resources that have the potential to meet the challenges of sustainable and green energy systems.

Amino acids (AAs) are vital components for a variety of biological systems and can be linked through covalent bonds (or peptide bonds) to form a protein structure.

This is a comprehensive review of various task-specific ionic liquids derived from TMG, TBD, DBU, DBN and other organosuperbases.

The ionic liquid literature has grown at a remarkable rate since 1998, making it increasingly difficult to assess the important research directions and the underlying, fundamental understanding of ionic liquids.

Linking ionic liquid interface designs to specific device protocols to address analytical challenges in gas sensing.

The utility of using a combined experimental and computational approach for understanding ionic liquid media, and their effect on reaction outcome, is highlighted through a number of case studies.

The pre-peak in the X-ray scattering patterns of ionic liquids is not always due to alkyl chains. In choline–proline (a bio-compatible ionic liquid), it is due to second-shell cation–cation distances.

The first catalytic application of silver tungstate is disclosed for the synthesis of adipic acid from the oxidative cleavage of cyclohexene.

One of the challenges in the field of biocatalysis is the search for efficient reaction media avoiding enzyme deactivation.

Mechanistic insights into organocatalytic properties of imidazolium-based ionic liquids led to improvements of cellulose modification reactions in ionic liquids.

Select triarylsulfonium salts are ionic liquids with outstanding long-term, high-temperature aerobic stability (no mass loss in 90 days at 300 °C in air), making them among the most thermally stable organic materials known.

Hydrocarbon-mimicking ionic liquids were designed and evaluated as synthetic lubricants, aiming for mild reactivity and compatibility with existing additives.

In the real environment, organisms are simultaneously exposed to different types of chemicals.

Water-soluble and water-insoluble ammonium ionic liquids based on p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arenes in cone and 1,3-alternate conformation were synthesized.

A chiral ionic liquid with a natural alcohol based chain was used as a tailoring agent for the synthesis of simple and cost effective materials such as ZnO, CuO, CuO–ZnO with peculiar morphology.

1-Acetyl-3-hexylbenzotriazolium cation-based ionic liquids exhibit antimicrobial activities and improve the lubrication properties of lube base oil by reduction of friction and wear.

Various MgO nanostructures were obtained via one-pot microwave-assisted synthesis in various structural directing ionic liquids.

In this study, the removal of five imidazolium-based ionic liquids from water was accomplished by a heterogeneous electro-Fenton treatment.

Locust bean gum (LBG) is a natural polymer that belongs to the increasingly attractive biodegradable mesoporous matrices prepared from ionic liquids and scCO₂ sustainable method.

Glycidyl-polymer-based poly(ionic liquid)s with different spacers and ionic moieties were synthesized by click functionalization of a glycidyl azide polymer.

Exfoliation constitutes a promising and straightforward technique to obtain a high-quality product (graphene, GRA) from an affordable source (graphite).

1-Methylimidazolium trinitromethanide {[HMIM]C(NO₂)₃} as a nano structure ionic liquid was applied for the synthesis of pyrazole derivatives with high yields under mild and green conditions.

Novel fluorinated ionic liquids composed of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium cations and perfluoroalkylsulfonates or perfluoroalkylcarboxylates anions were investigated from thermodynamic, thermophysical and simulation perspectives.

The process represents a sustainable and selective approach of biomass hemicellulose fraction transformation into pivot chemicals, such as xylose and furfural, solely mediated by the acidic [bmim][HSO₄] ionic liquid.

Supported ionic liquid catalyst [Bmim]FeCl₄/Am TiO₂ was synthesized and showed excellent desulfurization efficiency and reuseable performance in the ECODS system.

An ionic liquid based electromembrane extraction (IL-EME) method, in which electrokinetic migration served as the main driving force, was developed for the determination of acidic compounds for the first time.

An efficient and green procedure for the synthesis of 2-mercaptonaphthalen-1-yl)methyl)-3-hydroxy-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-enones catalysed by green ionic liquid (DEACSAIL) under solvent-free conditions has been developed.

Sulfur compounds in fuels have become one of the sources of serious environmental problems.

An efficient, safe lithium-ion oxygen battery is formed by combining an oxygen cathode and a lithium-alloy anode in a glyme-based ionic liquid-containing electrolyte.

Using tannic acid (TA) as a biopolymer, poly(tannic Acid) (p(TA)) microgels were obtained by cross-linking TA with trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether (TMPGDE) as cross-linker in a water-in-oil micro emulsion system.

A new series of asymmetrical 1-dodecyl-3-alkyl-triazolium bromides has been synthesized to investigate the effect of asymmetric substitution on their phase behavior.

The hydrophobic HPMo-IL/SBA-15 material served not only as a high-efficiency catalyst but also as an adsorbent.

The method of synthesis of the novel bis(ammonium) herbicidal ionic liquids with the cation containing two quaternary nitrogen atoms was described.

Surface interaction and corrosion processes of imidazolium-based ionic liquids and their mixtures with SDS on a mild steel surface.

Three-dimensional porous ionic liquid–carbon nanotube–graphene gel and MnO₂–graphene gel are used as freestanding electrodes for asymmetric supercapacitor.

A green, chemoselective synthesis of amides, avoiding the use of any base, metal, or Lewis acid catalyst.

A new type of polymer electrolyte has been prepared from the side-chains of ionic liquids (IL) and an analogue of ethylene oxide (EO) directly grafted on a polyethylene oxide backbone.

Novel pyridinium-based ionic liquids [NEt₂C₂Py][SCN], [C₄OPy][SCN] and [C₄CNPy][SCN] with high SO₂ gravimetric capacity were developed and the mechanism was discussed.

In this work, the potential use of lignin combined with ionic liquids (ILs) has been investigated on the final properties of biodegradable polymer blends.