A "by-productless" cellulose foaming agent for use in imidazolium ionic liquids.
Cellulose foams, or sponges, are produced from solutions in ionic liquids by the aqueous acid mediated decomposition of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium-2-carboxylates, where the alkyl group and acid may be selected such that the by-product is the ionic liquid solvent: a by-productless foaming.
Unilever Home and Personal Care R&D Port Sunlight, Quarry Road East, Port Sunlight, CH63 3JW, UK. J.L.Scott@bath.ac.uk
Janet L
JL
Scott
Gianfranco
G
Unali
Alvise
A
Perosa
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
D007093:Imidazoles; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C029899:imidazole; D002482:Cellulose