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The ABCs of Ionic Liquids

Lithium-ion batteries have long been the standard for energy storage, powering a vast array of devices from smartphones to electric vehicles and the electric grid. However, lithium’s limited availability and exorbitant cost are causing significant concerns in the supply chain.

Packaging materials are essential to our daily lives, from the plastic bags we use at the grocery store to the tetra packs that hold our favorite drinks. The development of polymers has revolutionized packaging materials, making it possible for food to have a longer shelf life and enabling us to handle and store necessary and unnecessary items efficiently.

The concept of a circular economy involves designing products and systems to minimize waste and maximize the use of resources, to create a closed-loop system in which waste is eliminated or repurposed into new products. 

For decades, we have been hearing about recycling, especially plastics. Education on recycling for most of us in our 40s started in elementary school, with programs, ads, etc., promoting its benefits and how you can help mitigate the effects of climate change.

Climate change is the biggest challenge facing humanity. The global implications are already becoming clear with an increase in  wildfires in the Northwest United States..

Use of ionic liquids in skin sensor applications.

Team Carbon Blade is pioneering carbon capture and storage solution that provides stand-alone, small-footprint “Blade” (Direct Air Capture (DAC)) modules that combine wind-powered electrodialysis with bipolar membrane separation (EDBM) to remove…

According to the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, the global cost of corrosion is estimated to be 3.4% (or $2.5 trillion) of global GDP. These costs typically exclude aspects such as individual safety or environmental consequences. Typical corrosion protection coatings are sacrificial (coating with a second metal, e.g., zinc) or barrier polymer coating,..

Carbon abatement is needed to mitigate the threat of climate change. It is a new area for innovation and investment for future economic development. Scientists, corporations, and governments around the world are stepping up to develop and support technologies which reduce the cost of decarbonizing the economy.

ionic liquid use in recycling of textiles

The climate of our planet has always changed and fluctuated. However, industrialization has expelled copious amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, triggering climate change and global warming. This warming has resulted in a dramatic rise in Earth’s temperature over a short period of time. If left unchecked, we will certainly face disaster.

Research in the field of ionic liquids (ILs) has increased since their initial discovery in 1914 by Paul Walden. Ionic liquids, salts in liquid state, are frequently described as being liquid below an arbitrary value of 100°C…

Research in the field of ionic liquids (ILs) has increased since their initial discovery in 1914 by Paul Walden. Ionic liquids, salts in liquid state, are frequently described as being liquid below an arbitrary value of 100°C…

Polyphosphazenes based membranes have shown considerable promise for post-combustion CO₂ capture mainly because of their excellent CO₂/N₂ gas separation properties. Polyphosphazenes…

Viscosity is resistance to flow in liquids. Factors affecting viscosity are the temperature and shape of the molecule. Higher temperatures correspond to higher average kinetic energies and faster-moving molecules which leads to lower viscosity.