title: Ionic liquid propellants: future fuels for space propulsion.
abstract: Use of green propellants is a trend for future space propulsion. Hypergolic ionic liquid propellants, which are environmentally-benign while exhibiting energetic performances comparable to hydrazine, have shown great potential to meet the requirements of developing nontoxic high-performance propellant formulations for space propulsion applications. This Concept article presents a review of recent advances in the field of ionic liquid propellants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-2343 (USA).
authors.forename: Qinghua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jean'ne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Shreeve
keywords: fuels; hypergolicity; ignition delay; ionic liquids; propellants