Science news articles about 'ionic liquids'

Blending solids leads to stable ionic liquid and efficient energy conversion device

Infrared study suggests link between ionic liquid accumulation rate and toxicity

Aquatic organisms' feeding behaviour can be affected by ionic liquids

Hospital cleaners may one day use ionic liquids to clean wards

... yields over a relatively short time interval," Simmons says. "We are now in the process of evaluating other ionic liquids to discover the optimal combination of cost and performance." The results of ...

... Council in Italy recently made a discovery about the non-uniform chemical compositions of ionic liquids that could lead to greater understanding and manipulation of these multi-purpose, designer ...

German scientists have used an ionic liquid coating on a hydrogenation catalyst to make sweet smelling chemicals

... (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6- ... , propellants, explosives). For instance, the team found that fluoride ionic liquids are highly effective in dissolving cellulose ( ...

... may soon get a little greener and a little more precise. LLNL researchers added unique green solvents (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6 ...

... they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the synthesis is not carried out in water, but in an ionic liquid, a "liquid salt". Cancer cells are relatively temperature-sensitive. This is exploited ...

Ionic liquids and solid catalysts combine to hydrolyse cellulose without aggressive acids

... were as high as 96% for fructose and 81% for glucose. As both the catalyst and the ionic liquid can be recycled, our technology is more environmentally friendly and would potentially lead to cost ...

Mark Gordon recently held up a small vial containing three liquids layered one on top of another. That middle layer, the brownish one, is an ionic liquid, Gordon explained.

... remain liquid at the ambient temperatures found in hospitals. One of the attractions of ionic liquids is the opportunity to tailor their physical, chemical, and biological properties by building ...

... MRSA and other hospital-acquired infections that are resistant to antibiotics. The fluids are a class of ionic liquids that not only kill colonies of these dangerous microbes, they also prevent their ...