title: Phase behavior of binary mixture of 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide and water revealed by differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscopy.
abstract: Phase behavior of aqueous mixture of imidazolium ionic liquid, 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide, was investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry and polarized optical microscopy. The mixture forms two types of lyotropic liquid-crystalline gels, one is composed of lamellar phase and the other is of hexagonal phase. T-X phase diagram of the mixture was constructed, which defines the regions of various phases appearing in this mixture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Fukuoka University, Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan. inouetr@fukuoka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Li-Qiang
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Zheng