Ionic Liquids as “Green Solvent and/or Electrolyte” for Energy Interface
Zhe Wang, Shuangding He, Vincent Nguyen and Kevin E. Riley
1Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, 70002, USA
2Pioneer Academy, Wayne, New Jersey, 07470, USA
Abstract
Ionic liquids (ILs) as a class of materials that are composed of cations and anions have been attracted much attention and used in a variety of applications. Due to the negligible volatility, high chemical and thermal stability, high ionic conductivity and wide electrochemical window, ILs have been used in the electrochemical devices, electrocatalysis, extraction, electrosynthesis, gas absorption and sensors. In addition to the application in electrochemical devices, ILs have been used in energy transformation devices. Therefore, in this review, we have focused on mainly the applications of ILs in electrochemical energy storage, energy conversion and CO2 reduction. We also discuss the current trend of computational design for ILs electrochemical system and IL-like ion conductor from nature, which could be employed in green electrochemistry applications in the future.
Publication details
Received: 13 Apr 2020
Revised: 08 Jun 2020
Accepted: 09 Jun 2020
Published online: 09 Jun 2020
Article type:
Review Paper
DOI:
10.30919/es8d0013
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11
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3-18
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Engineered Science, 2020, 11, 3-18
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The recent progress in the study and use of ionic liquids (ILs) for energy storage and convers....
The recent progress in the study and use of ionic liquids (ILs) for energy storage and conversion was reported in the newly developed systems
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