Ionic Liquids Synthesis and Applications for Green Chemistry

Dear Colleagues,

Human society is facing great challenges today, with the energy shortage and the greenhouse effect seriously hindering sustainable development. Determining how to develop new energy, reduce energy consumption, and improve the environment while maintaining economic growth is undoubtedly the direction and mission of the development of green process technology. Ionic liquids (ILs), as a new kind of media, provide an innovative source for the breakthrough of green process engineering technology and bring new opportunities to solve energy and environmental problems. Because they are completely composed of cations and anions, ionic liquids have many properties different from those of conventional organic solvents, such as negligible volatility, good thermal stability, strong solubility, adjustable properties, wide electrochemical window, etc. The properties of ionic liquids can be adjusted by designing and changing the structure and composition of anions and anions to achieve specific application purposes. The synthesis and application of ionic liquids in chemical processes have blossomed within the past two decades.

This Special Issue on “Ionic Liquid Synthesis and Applications for Green Chemistry” aims to provide a state-of-the-art overview of new paradigms and challenges in research on ionic liquid synthesis and applications for green chemical processes. Topics include but are not limited to:

• Synthesis of task-specific, energetic, green, etc. ILs/IL analogues;
• Green applications of ILs/ IL analogues, such as CO₂ capture and catalytic transformation, catalysis, energy storage, battery recycling, etc.;
• Molecular (or microscopic) understanding of IL systems, especially concerning structure, dynamics, and intermolecular forces;
• Fundamental research on ILs, including thermodynamic and kinetic properties.

Prof. Dr. Chang Liu
Dr. Chunyan Ma
Dr. Qingwei Gao
Guest Editors

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• ionic liquids
• green chemistry
• organic synthesis
• thermodynamic and kinetic properties
• theoretical modeling