Purification or contamination? The effect of sorbents on ionic liquids.
Commonly used for purification, alumina and silica are found to contaminate ionic liquids with particles; these particles cannot be removed easily and can have a non-negligible impact on the electrochemical, spectroscopic and physical properties of an ionic liquid, including its nucleation and crystallisation kinetics.
Clare
Bronya R
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School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton Vic 3800, Australia. bronya.clare@sci.monash.edu.au
Bayley
Paul M
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Best
Adam S
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Forsyth
Maria
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MacFarlane
Douglas R
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