title: The microwave-assisted ionic-liquid method: a promising methodology in nanomaterials.
abstract: In recent years, the microwave-assisted ionic-liquid method has been accepted as a promising methodology for the preparation of nanomaterials and cellulose-based nanocomposites. Applications of this method in the preparation of cellulose-based nanocomposites comply with the major principles of green chemistry, that is, they use an environmentally friendly method in environmentally preferable solvents to make use of renewable materials. This minireview focuses on the recent development of the synthesis of nanomaterials and cellulose-based nanocomposites by means of the microwave-assisted ionic-liquid method. We first discuss the preparation of nanomaterials including noble metals, metal oxides, complex metal oxides, metal sulfides, and other nanomaterials by means of this method. Then we provide an overview of the synthesis of cellulose-based nanocomposites by using this method. The emphasis is on the synthesis, microstructure, and properties of nanostructured materials obtained through this methodology. Our recent research on nanomaterials and cellulose-based nanocomposites by this rapid method is summarized. In addition, the formation mechanisms involved in the microwave-assisted ionic-liquid synthesis of nanostructured materials are discussed briefly. Finally, the future perspectives of this methodology in the synthesis of nanostructured materials are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083 (P.R. China), Fax: (+86) 10-62336903. mg_ma@bjfu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Ming-Guo
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jie-Fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Ying-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Run-Cang
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008872:Microwaves; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids
keywords: green chemistry; ionic liquids; microwave chemistry; nanostructures; synthetic methods