title: Tailored ionic liquid-based surfactants for the formation of microemulsions with water and a hydrophobic ionic liquid.
abstract: Microemulsions (μe) with water and a hydrophobic ionic liquid (IL) usually require 45-60 wt% surfactant to solubilize equal amounts of water and IL. To increase the efficiency we designed a new class of surfactants by combining a hydrophilic but IL-ophobic carbohydrate-based part with a hydrophobic but IL-ophilic IL-based part. These surfactants allow formulating microemulsions with 20 wt% surfactant only which opens up a new arena for efficient water-IL μes.
authors.affiliation: Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany. cosima.stubenrauch@ipc.uni-stuttgart.de.
authors.forename: Jan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Porada
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zauser
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Feucht
authors.forename: Cosima
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stubenrauch