Phase Behavior and Physical Properties of New Biobased Ionic Liquid Crystals

• Main Authors: Toledo Hijo, A.A.C., Maximo, G.J., Costa, M.C., Cunha, R.L., Pereira, J.F.B., Kurnia, K.A., Batista, E.A.C., Meirelles, A.J.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: American Chemical Society 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019989035&doi=10.1021%2facs.jpcb.7b01384&partnerID=40&md5=3a79a98e2f85b4a7e36939a3556fe7fb; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/19535/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Protic ionic liquids (PILs) have emerged as promising compounds and attracted the interest of the industry and the academy community, due to their easy preparation and unique properties. In the context of green chemistry, the use of biocompounds, such as fatty acids, for their synthesis could disclo...