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On the real catalytically active species for CO2 fixation into cyclic carbonates under near ambient conditions: dissociation equilibrium of [BMIm][Fe(NO)2Cl2] dependant on reaction temperature (2018)
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Leu, M. K., Vicente, I., Fernandes, J. A., de Pedro, I., Dupont, J., Sans, V., …Cano, I. (2019). On the real catalytically active species for CO2 fixation into cyclic carbonates under near ambient conditions: dissociation equilibrium of [BMIm][Fe(NO)2Cl2] dependant on reaction temperature. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 245, 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.12.062

An imidazolium based iron-containing ionic liquid [BMIm][Fe(NO)2Cl2] (BMIm = 1-n-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium) has been synthesized for the first time and fully characterized employing a wide range of techniques. The iron-based containing ionic liquid... Read More about On the real catalytically active species for CO2 fixation into cyclic carbonates under near ambient conditions: dissociation equilibrium of [BMIm][Fe(NO)2Cl2] dependant on reaction temperature.

Resolving X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of Ionic Liquids with Difference Spectroscopy (2018)
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Clarke, C. J., Maxwell-Hogg, S., Smith, E. F., Hawker, R. R., Harper, J. B., & Licence, P. (2019). Resolving X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of Ionic Liquids with Difference Spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 21(1), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cp06701e

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a powerful element-specific technique to determine the composition and chemical state of all elements in an involatile sample. However, for elements such as carbon, the wide variety of chemical states produce... Read More about Resolving X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of Ionic Liquids with Difference Spectroscopy.

Thermal stability of dialkylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate ionic liquids: ex situ bulk heating to complement in situ mass spectrometry (2018)
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Clarke, C. J., Puttick, S., Sanderson, T. J., Taylor, A., Bourne, R. A., Lovelock, K. R., & Licence, P. (in press). Thermal stability of dialkylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate ionic liquids: ex situ bulk heating to complement in situ mass spectrometry. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(24), https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP01090K

Thermal decomposition (TD) products of the ionic liquids (ILs) [CnC1Im][BF4] and [CnC1Im][PF6] ([CnC1Im]+ = 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium, [BF4]- = tetrafluoroborate, and [PF6]- = hexafluorophosphate) were prepared, ex situ, by bulk heating experiments... Read More about Thermal stability of dialkylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphate ionic liquids: ex situ bulk heating to complement in situ mass spectrometry.

UN sustainable development goals: How can sustainable/green chemistry contribute? By doing things differently (2018)
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Poliakoff, M., Licence, P., & George, M. W. (2018). UN sustainable development goals: How can sustainable/green chemistry contribute? By doing things differently. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 13, 146-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2018.04.011

Until now, much Green and Sustainable Chemistry has been focused on how chemicals are made. Here we suggest that, if chemistry is to contribute effectively to achieving the SDGs, we need to change the way that things are done at both ends of the chem... Read More about UN sustainable development goals: How can sustainable/green chemistry contribute? By doing things differently.

Tuneable ionic control of polymeric films for inkjet based 3D printing (2018)
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Karjalainen, E., Wales, D. J., Gunasekera, D. H., Dupont, J., Licence, P., Wildman, R. D., & Sans, V. (in press). Tuneable ionic control of polymeric films for inkjet based 3D printing. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b04279

Inkjet printing is a powerful additive manufacturing (AM) technique to generate advanced and complex geometries. However, requirements of low viscosity and surface tension are limiting the range of functional inks available, thus hindering the develo... Read More about Tuneable ionic control of polymeric films for inkjet based 3D printing.

Effect of dicationic ionic liquids on lyotropic liquid crystals formed by a binary system composed of Triton-X 100 and water (2018)
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Thieghi, L. T., Longo Jr, L. S., Licence, P., & Alves, S. (in press). Effect of dicationic ionic liquids on lyotropic liquid crystals formed by a binary system composed of Triton-X 100 and water. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 657(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/15421406.2017.1403241

In this work, binary mixtures of a non-ionic surfactant (Triton X-100) and water were studied with concentrations of 30%wt H2O, showing, lamellar mesophase at temperatures below 10oC. Different dicationic ionic liquids were used for doping these meso... Read More about Effect of dicationic ionic liquids on lyotropic liquid crystals formed by a binary system composed of Triton-X 100 and water.

The impact of sulfur functionalisation on nitrogen-based ionic liquid cations (2018)
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Santos, A. R., Hanson-Heine, M. W. D., Besley, N. A., & Licence, P. (2018). The impact of sulfur functionalisation on nitrogen-based ionic liquid cations. Chemical Communications, 54(81), 11403-11406. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc05515g

It has been demonstrated that bonding and interactions within ionic liquids (ILs) can be elegantly tuned by manipulation of structure and the introduction of functional groups. Here we use XPS to investigate the impact of sulfur containing substituen... Read More about The impact of sulfur functionalisation on nitrogen-based ionic liquid cations.