Issue 13, 2013

Ionic liquid thermal stabilities: decomposition mechanisms and analysis tools

Abstract

The increasing amount of papers published on ionic liquids generates an extensive quantity of data. The thermal stability data of divergent ionic liquids are collected in this paper with attention to the experimental set-up. The influence and importance of the latter parameters are broadly addressed. Both ramped temperature and isothermal thermogravimetric analysis are discussed, along with state-of-the-art methods, such as TGA-MS and pyrolysis-GC. The strengths and weaknesses of the different methodologies known to date demonstrate that analysis methods should be in line with the application. The combination of data from advanced analysis methods allows us to obtain in-depth information on the degradation processes. Aided with computational methods, the kinetics and thermodynamics of thermal degradation are revealed piece by piece. The better understanding of the behaviour of ionic liquids at high temperature allows selective and application driven design, as well as mathematical prediction for engineering purposes.

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
21 Feb 2013
First published
19 Apr 2013

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013,42, 5963-5977

Ionic liquid thermal stabilities: decomposition mechanisms and analysis tools

C. Maton, N. De Vos and C. V. Stevens, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 5963 DOI: 10.1039/C3CS60071H

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