Industrial Applications of Ionic Liquids

Abstract

World is passing through the energy crises due to the rapid depletion of fossil fuels.To address this crisis and to fulfill the energy demands worldwide, development of energy storage devices have increased rapidly. Also, renewable energy resources are intermittent, and therefore nevertheless, this energy resources are not always available. In that context, rechargeable lithium batteries are most promising energy storage devices owing to high energy and power density. Although, the development of the component of rechargeable battery such as anode, cathode and electrolyte are in progress as they play major role in enhancing the electrochemical performance of lithium-ion battery. Among them, electrolyte plays crucial role as it provides the path for diffusion of Li + ions between the electrodes. In that context, ionic liquid-based electrolytes are widely used as it acts as plasticizer and thus increases the conductivity of electrolyte considerably. In this chapter, we have discussed basics of ionic liquids and its application in electrolyte system. Also, in this chapter, we have discussed various properties of ionic liquid-based electrolytes and their application in rechargeable lithium battery.

Preparation of Inorganic Materials Using Ionic Liquids

“…In fact, the chemical company BASF has used 1-methylimidazole as a scavenging agent to remove HCl formed during the manufacture of alkoxyphenylphosphines. [143] The transplantation of the scavenging method from industrial organic chemistry [143] to materials preparation [142] indicates that this protocol is general and may be extended to other systems. Nevertheless, other scavengers are not known and this strategy has not been widely adopted in the preparation of metal nanoparticles.…”

Surface‐Functionalized Ionic Liquid Crystal–Supported Ionic Liquid Phase Materials: Ionic Liquid Crystals in Mesopores

“…However, the preparation of many ILs involves multistep organic syntheses. Therefore, it is not surprising that many successful examples of ILs used in commercial products, devices, and processes2, 3 try to implement the advantages of ILs with the smallest possible amount of material. This has led to an increasing number of applications in which the applied IL acts as active ingredient, additive, or functional coating 4.…”

Mixed Chlorometallate Ionic Liquids as C4 Alkylation Catalysts: A Quantitative Study of Acceptor Properties

“…Particularly, a pilot-scale oligomerization of the olefins process has been established by BP (British Petroleum Company plc), which uses the [(CH 3 ) 3 NH]Cl-AlCl 3 ionic liquid as a catalyst. Akzo Nobel also developed an industrial application of the benzene alkylation employing a similar chloroaluminate ionic liquid [11].…”