Catalytic reactions in ionic liquids (ILs) have been examined for at least 20 years; for
example, the first report of the use of an IL as a catalyst in Friedel-Crafts acylation was …

Conventional synthesis of inorganic materials relies heavily on water and organic solvents.
Alternatively, the synthesis of inorganic materials using, or in the presence of, ionic liquids …

Ionic liquids are emerging as important materials for applications in electrochemical devices,
green chemistry etc. For device applications, ionic liquids are generally, either incorporated …

Since the discovery in the early 1990s of the FSM1 and MCM2 (mobil composition of matter)
materials, the first mesoporous silica-based solids, this field of research has been …

The current strong interest in ionic liquids is motivated by their unique combination of
properties such as negligible vapour pressure, thermal stability, non-flammability, high ionic …

Bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr) micropsheres with hierarchical morphologies have been
fabricated via an ionothermal synthesis route. Ionic liquid acts as a unique soft material …

Over the last decade, ecodesign has been introduced as a concept and a methodological
framework to identify and improve sustainability in product development. In this context, the …

Pairing of a Keggin or Lindqvist polyoxometalate (POM) anion with an appropriate
tetraalkylphosphonium cation is shown to yield the first members of a new family of ionic …

Periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) represent a new class of organic-inorganic
hybrid materials suitable for a broad range of applications such as chromatography …

Addition of an appropriate concentration of water to either 1-decyl-3-methylimidazolium
bromide or its nitrate analog is shown to trigger the self-assembly of the ionic liquid (IL) and …