Properties and Applications of Ionic Liquids

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, scientists and engineers have become increasingly interested in ionic liquids (ILs) because of their structures, and, consequently, their properties can be easily tailored for specific applications. Therefore, ILs are considered “designer solvents”. Owing to negligible vapor pressure, non-flammability, thermal stability, and catalytic activity, ILs have become an environmentally friendly alternative to the volatile organic solvents in organic synthesis, various types of polymerizations, extraction processes, catalysis and biocatalysis, electrochemistry, and biomass processing. Furthermore, ILs have attracted much attention for applications in polymeric and elastomeric composites, mainly as dispersing agents and modifiers of fillers, catalysts for the silanization of silica, conductive additives, vulcanization activators and accelerators, curing agents for resins, and plasticizers for thermoplastics. As was mentioned, the variety of cations and anions allows the structure of ILs to be properly designed to show specific properties and thus to find specific applications. Recently, new classes of task-specific ILs, color-shifting Ils, and antiherbicidal ILs have been developed and studied. It can be expected that the use of ILs in different fields of science and technology will continue to increase in the near future.

This Special Issue concerns all aspects related to recent progress in the synthesis of multifunctional ILs, their characterization with regards to physicochemical properties; thermal behavior, and biological and catalytic activity; as well as broadly understood applications of ILs, among others, in organic and inorganic synthesis, separation techniques and extraction processes, catalysis, electrochemistry, and polymer and elastomer composites.

I kindly invite all researches interested in ionic liquid synthesis, properties, and wide applications, to submit a manuscript(s) for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Magdalena Maciejewska
Guest Editor

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