Thermally responsive ionic liquids and polymeric ionic liquids : emerging trends and possibilities

• Main Authors: Gupta, Nupur, Liang, Yen Nan, Hu, Xiao
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Ionic Liquids; Thermally Induced Phase Separation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144172
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ionic liquid (IL) including polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) is a rapidly growing and widely research area due to its unique properties such as non-volatility, high ionic conductivity, electrochemical stability, and solvation potential. This focused review covers the advancement of thermally responsive ILs/PILs for applications, in which their osmotic potential and reversible interactions are exploited for water treatment and energy conversion through osmotically driven membrane processes and energy-saving smart windows. Our goal is to survey the recent key developments by highlighting the opportunities and challenges in this emerging and exciting field.