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Spectroscopic analysis of 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium ionic liquids: cation-anion interactions (2017)
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In this study, four 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium ionic liquids are analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, together with three 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids. A reliable fitting model for the carbon 1s region of 1-butyl-2,3-dimeth... Read More about Spectroscopic analysis of 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium ionic liquids: cation-anion interactions.

Study of the Stability of 1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluoroantimonate(V) Based Ionic Liquids Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (2016)
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A series of highly pure 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluoroantimonate (V) ionic liquids was firstly investigated by XPS. Reliable binding energy values for all elements within the samples were obtained by applying a C 1s fitting model previously e... Read More about Study of the Stability of 1-Alkyl-3-methylimidazolium Hexafluoroantimonate(V) Based Ionic Liquids Using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy.

An ARXPS and ERXPS study of quaternary ammonium and phosphonium ionic liquids: utilising a high energy Ag Lα’ X-ray source (2016)
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Introduction Ionic liquid (IL) surface science has experienced rapid expansion in recent years. As such, a multitude of ultra-high vacuum (UHV) techniques have been used to probe the IL/vacuum interface including laboratory and synchrotron X-ray p... Read More about An ARXPS and ERXPS study of quaternary ammonium and phosphonium ionic liquids: utilising a high energy Ag Lα’ X-ray source.

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a probe of rhodium-ligand interaction in ionic liquids (2015)
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We use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to identify the interaction between the rhodium atom and phosphine ligands in six 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium-based ionic liquids ([C8C1Im][X]). The formation of a mono-phosphine rhodium complex based upo... Read More about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a probe of rhodium-ligand interaction in ionic liquids.

The putative mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase from Picrophilus torridus is in reality a mevalonate-3-kinase with high potential for bioproduction of isobutene (2015)
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Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase (MVD) is an ATP-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation/decarboxylation of (R)-mevalonate-5-diphosphate to isopentenyl pyrophosphate in the mevalonate (MVA) pathway.MVD is a key enzyme in engineered me... Read More about The putative mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase from Picrophilus torridus is in reality a mevalonate-3-kinase with high potential for bioproduction of isobutene.

Reactive DESI-MS imaging of biological tissues with dicationic ion-pairing compounds (2015)
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This work illustrates reactive desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) with a stable dication on biological tissues. Rat brain and zebra fish tissues were investigated with reactive DESI-MS in which the dictation forms a stable... Read More about Reactive DESI-MS imaging of biological tissues with dicationic ion-pairing compounds.

Quaternary ammonium and phosphonium based ionic liquids: a comparison of common anions (2014)
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A series of ammonium-based ionic liquids and their phosphonium analogues have been investigated using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). A robust C 1s peak fitting model has been developed and described for the tetraalkylphosphonium and tetraalk... Read More about Quaternary ammonium and phosphonium based ionic liquids: a comparison of common anions.

Tuning the electronic environment of cations and anions using ionic liquid mixtures (2014)
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Electrostatic interactions are ubiquitous in ionic liquids and therefore, the electronic environment (i.e. the distribution of electron density) of their constituent ions has a determining influence on their properties and applications. Moreover, the... Read More about Tuning the electronic environment of cations and anions using ionic liquid mixtures.

Mechanical Property Characterization of Aligned Plant Yarn Reinforced Thermoset Matrix Composites Manufactured via Vacuum Infusion (2014)
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This article evaluates the mechanical properties of vacuum-infused unidirectional plant fiber composites (PFRPs), composing of bast fiber yarns and thermoset matrices. PFRPs are found to have lower fiber volume fractions than E-glass composites (GFRP... Read More about Mechanical Property Characterization of Aligned Plant Yarn Reinforced Thermoset Matrix Composites Manufactured via Vacuum Infusion.

Vaporisation and thermal decomposition of dialkylimidazolium halide ion ionic liquids (2013)
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Vaporisation and liquid phase thermal decomposition, TD, of two halide ion ionic liquids, 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, [C8C 1Im]Cl, and 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide, [C8C 1Im]I, are investigated using temperature programmed desorption... Read More about Vaporisation and thermal decomposition of dialkylimidazolium halide ion ionic liquids.