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Maity N, Polok K, Piatkowski P, Smortsova Y, Miannay FA, Gadomski W, Idrissi A. Effect of Mixture Composition on the Photophysics of Indoline Dyes in Imidazolium Ionic Liquid-Molecular Solvent Mixtures: A Femtosecond Transient Absorption Study. J Phys Chem B 2024. [PMID: 38687688 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c00320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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We conducted a study on the photophysics of three indoline dyes, D102, D149, and D205, in binary mixtures of ionic liquids (IL) and polar aprotic molecular solvents (MS). Specifically, we examined the behavior of these dyes in IL-MS mixtures containing four different imidazolium-based ILs and three different polar aprotic MSs. Our investigation involved several techniques, including stationary absorption and emission measurements, as well as femtosecond transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy. Through our analysis, we discovered a peculiar behavior of several photophysical properties at low IL mole fractions (0 < XIL < 0.2). Indeed, in this range of mixture composition, the absorption maximum wavelength decreases noticeably, while the emission maximum wavelength and the Stokes shift, expressed in wavenumbers, reach a maximum. while a minimum occurs in the relative quantum yield and the excited state lifetime. These results indicate that the solvation of dye undergoes a large change in this range of mixture composition. We found that, at high ionic liquid content, the excited relaxation times are correlated with the high viscosity, while at low content, it is the polarity of the solvent that influences the behavior of the excited relaxation times. At a mixture composition of around 0.10, the behavior of the photophysical properties of the studied IL-MS mixtures indicates a crossover between situations where the solvation is dominated by that of ions and that dominated by the solvent.
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- Nishith Maity
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel 24118, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Laboratory of Spectroscopy and Intermolecular Interactions, University of Warsaw, ̇wirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Laboratory of Spectroscopy and Intermolecular Interactions, University of Warsaw, ̇wirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- CNRS, UMR 8516-LASIRe, Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Interactions, la réactivité et l'Environement, Universiy of Lille, Lille F-59000, France
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Laboratory of Spectroscopy and Intermolecular Interactions, University of Warsaw, ̇wirki i Wigury 101, Warsaw 02-089, Poland
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- CNRS, UMR 8516-LASIRe, Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Interactions, la réactivité et l'Environement, Universiy of Lille, Lille F-59000, France
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Zhou T, Gui C, Sun L, Hu Y, Lyu H, Wang Z, Song Z, Yu G. Energy Applications of Ionic Liquids: Recent Developments and Future Prospects. Chem Rev 2023; 123:12170-12253. [PMID: 37879045 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Ionic liquids (ILs) consisting entirely of ions exhibit many fascinating and tunable properties, making them promising functional materials for a large number of energy-related applications. For example, ILs have been employed as electrolytes for electrochemical energy storage and conversion, as heat transfer fluids and phase-change materials for thermal energy transfer and storage, as solvents and/or catalysts for CO2 capture, CO2 conversion, biomass treatment and biofuel extraction, and as high-energy propellants for aerospace applications. This paper provides an extensive overview on the various energy applications of ILs and offers some thinking and viewpoints on the current challenges and emerging opportunities in each area. The basic fundamentals (structures and properties) of ILs are first introduced. Then, motivations and successful applications of ILs in the energy field are concisely outlined. Later, a detailed review of recent representative works in each area is provided. For each application, the role of ILs and their associated benefits are elaborated. Research trends and insights into the selection of ILs to achieve improved performance are analyzed as well. Challenges and future opportunities are pointed out before the paper is concluded.
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- Teng Zhou
- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, SAR 999077, China
- HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen 518048, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, China
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- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, China
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- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou 511400, China
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- Department for Process Systems Engineering, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Sandtorstr. 1, D-39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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Rahman S, Haleem A, Siddiq M, Hussain MK, Qamar S, Hameed S, Waris M. Research on dye sensitized solar cells: recent advancement toward the various constituents of dye sensitized solar cells for efficiency enhancement and future prospects. RSC Adv 2023; 13:19508-19529. [PMID: 37388146 PMCID: PMC10304709 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00903c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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It is universally accepted that the financial advancement of a state is essentially dependent upon the energy sector as it is essential in the growth, development, and improvement of the farming, mechanical, and defense sectors. A dependable source of energy is expected to enhance society's expectation of everyday comforts. Modern industrial advancement, which is indispensable for any nation, relies upon electricity. The principal explanation behind the energy emergency is rapidly increasing the use of hydrocarbon resources. Thus, the use of renewable resources is essential to overcome this dilemma. The consumption of hydrocarbon fuels and their discharge has destructive consequences on our surroundings. Third-generation photovoltaic (solar) cells are latest encouraging option in solar cells. Currently, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) utilize organic (natural and synthetic) dye and inorganic (ruthenium) as a sensitizer. The nature of this dye combined with different variables has brought about a change in its use. Natural dyes are a feasible alternative in comparison to expensive and rare ruthenium dye owing to their low cast, easy utility, abundant supply of resources, and no environmental threat. In this review, the dyes generally utilized in DSSC are discussed. The DSSC criteria and components are explained, and the progress in inorganic and natural dyes is monitored. Scientists involved in this emerging technology will benefit from this examination.
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- Sultana Rahman
- Department of Chemistry Quaid-i-Azam University 45320 Islamabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry Quaid-i-Azam University 45320 Islamabad Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry Quaid-i-Azam University 45320 Islamabad Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat HH Campus Gujrat 50700 Pakistan
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Sub-Campus Mandi Bahauddin 50400 Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry Quaid-i-Azam University 45320 Islamabad Pakistan
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- Department of Information Engineering University of Brescia Italy
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh Jamshoro 76080 Pakistan
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Wei J, Liu J, Sun X, Miao J, Fang D. Transport properties and ionicity in allyl-/alkylether-based ILs and their binary systems with acetonitrile as the potential electrolytes: Correlation with interactions and structures. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Sarrato J, Pinto AL, Cruz H, Jordão N, Malta G, Branco PS, Lima JC, Branco LC. Effect of Iodide-Based Organic Salts and Ionic Liquid Additives in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:2988. [PMID: 36080024 PMCID: PMC9457700 DOI: 10.3390/nano12172988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The use of ionic liquid and organic salts as additives for electrolyte systems in dye-sensitized solar cells have been widely described in recent years. The tunability of their physical-chemical properties according to the cation-anion selection contributes toward their high efficiencies. For this purpose, several iodide-based organic salts including imidazolium, picolinium, guanidinium and alkylammonium cations were tested using acetonitrile/valeronitrile electrolytes and their photovoltaic parameters were compared. A best efficiency of 4.48% (4.15% for the reference) was found for 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium iodide ([C2DMIM]I) containing electrolyte, reaffirming the effectiveness of these additives. 4-tertbutylpyridine was included into the formulation to further improve the performance while determining which iodide salts demonstrate the highest synergy with this additive. [C2DMIM]I once again proved to be the superior additive, achieving an efficiency of 6.48% (6% for the reference). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was employed to elucidate the effects of the various additives, demonstrating the relevance of the counter electrode resistance on device performance. Finally, several computational descriptors for the cationic structures were calculated and correlated with the photovoltaic and resistance parameters, showing that properties related to polarity, namely relative positive charge, molecular polarizability and partition coefficient are in good agreement with the counter-electrode resistance.
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Smortsova Y, Miannay FA, Gustavsson T, Sauvage F, Ingrosso F, Kalugin O, Idrissi A. Interrogating the mechanism of the solvation dynamics in BmimBF4/PC mixtures: A cooperative study employing time-resolved fluorescence and molecular dynamics. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ionic Liquids Roles and Perspectives in Electrolyte for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12187598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Exploration of renewable energy, such as solar energy, is imminent not only to cater to the escalating energy demand but also to address the uprising environmental issues due to heavy usage of non-renewable fossil fuel. The dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) which are considered as the third-generation solar cells, have a huge potential to be commercialized due to their low cost, simplicity in fabrication, and promising photon-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency. Nevertheless, a high cell efficiency can only be achieved when an organic solvent is incorporated into the formulation of the electrolyte, which is prone to evaporation and leakage. As a result, DSSCs become unsuitable for long-run usage due to thermal instability in the electrolyte. The early intention of incorporating ionic liquids (ILs) into the electrolyte was to curb the abovementioned problem and to enable the DSSCs to function as a sustainable energy device. As such, this article briefly reviews how ILs have been incorporated into the electrolyte formulation and the extent of how the ILs can affect the cell efficiency in various electrolyte states. The role of the ILs in a range of electrolytes is also highlighted. This sheds light on the true purpose of introducing ILs into DSSC electrolyte, which is to enhance the ionicity of the electrolyte.
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Oh WC, Cho KY, Jung CH, Areerob Y. Hybrid of Graphene based on quaternary Cu 2ZnNiSe 4 -WO 3 Nanorods for Counter Electrode in Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Application. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4738. [PMID: 32179805 PMCID: PMC7075898 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61363-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A novel nanohybrid of graphene-based Cu2ZnNiSe4 with WO3 nanorods (G-CZNS@W) was successfully synthesized via a simple hydrothermal method to use as a counter electrode (CE) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The characterization technique confirmed the structural and morphologies of the G-CZNS@W nanohybrid, which could show rapid electrons transfer pathway through the WO3 nanorods. Moreover, the as-fabricated G-CZNS@W nanohybrid exhibited synergetic effect between G-CZNS and a WO3 nanorod, which could affect the electrocatalytic activity towards triiodide reaction. The nanohybrid exhibits an excellent photovoltaic performance of 12.16%, which is higher than that of the standard Pt electrode under the same conditions. The G-CZNS@W nanohybrid material as CE thus offers a promising low-cost Pt-free counter electrode for DSSC.
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- Won Chun Oh
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science & Technology, Huainan, 232001, P.R. China. .,Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31962, South Korea.
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- Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Soho-ro, Jinju-Si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
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- Decontamination & Decommisioning Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, P.O. Box 105, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-600, South Korea
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University, Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31962, South Korea.
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Wang X, Li Y, Song P, Ma F, Mi L, Yang Y. Molecular engineering mechanism of organic photoactive layer by alkyl chains, 4-butoxyphenyl and cyanogroup. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 218:142-154. [PMID: 30978574 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.03.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The three organic dye molecules (JY31, JY32 and JY33) were applied to the photoactive layer in solar cells. Photophysical and photochemical characteristic have been investigated with natural bond orbital (NBO), frontier molecular orbital, ionization potentials, electron affinities, absorption properties, reorganization energies, static first hyperpolarizability, emission characteristics, IR spectra, charge density difference; the influence of alkyl chains and 4-butoxyphenyl on properties were revealed; Subsequently, three new molecules JY33-1, JY33-2 and JY33-3 were designed by inserting the electron withdrawing group -CN into the acceptor part of JY33 in order to understand molecular engineering mechanism. The results show that the three original molecules have relatively high molar extinction coefficients, and the molecule of JY33 with a 4-butoxyphenyl group enables a bathochromic shift in absorption spectrum and is beneficial to improve the hole transport, injection capacity and ICT properties as well as better energy levels matching. The current study provides an effective channel for manipulating performance in materials design of solar cells.
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- Xiaofei Wang
- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang, China.
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Physics, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, Liaoning, China
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- College of Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, Heilongjiang, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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Iftikhar H, Sonai GG, Hashmi SG, Nogueira AF, Lund PD. Progress on Electrolytes Development in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E1998. [PMID: 31234406 PMCID: PMC6631186 DOI: 10.3390/ma12121998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been intensely researched for more than two decades. Electrolyte formulations are one of the bottlenecks to their successful commercialization, since these result in trade-offs between the photovoltaic performance and long-term performance stability. The corrosive nature of the redox shuttles in the electrolytes is an additional limitation for industrial-scale production of DSSCs, especially with low cost metallic electrodes. Numerous electrolyte formulations have been developed and tested in various DSSC configurations to address the aforementioned challenges. Here, we comprehensively review the progress on the development and application of electrolytes for DSSCs. We particularly focus on the improvements that have been made in different types of electrolytes, which result in enhanced photovoltaic performance and long-term device stability of DSSCs. Several recently introduced electrolyte materials are reviewed, and the role of electrolytes in different DSSC device designs is critically assessed. To sum up, we provide an overview of recent trends in research on electrolytes for DSSCs and highlight the advantages and limitations of recently reported novel electrolyte compositions for producing low-cost and industrially scalable solar cell technology.
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- Haider Iftikhar
- New Energy Technologies Group, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 15100, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland.
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology and Solar Energy, Chemistry Institute, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto Startup Center, A-Grid, Otakaari 5, FI-02150 Espoo, Finland.
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- Laboratory of Nanotechnology and Solar Energy, Chemistry Institute, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- New Energy Technologies Group, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, P.O. Box 15100, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland.
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Koi ZK, Yahya WZN, Abu Talip RA, Kurnia KA. Prediction of the viscosity of imidazolium-based ionic liquids at different temperatures using the quantitative structure property relationship approach. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03436f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A multilinear relationship between the viscosity and interaction energies using a stepwise model-building approach was applied to generate the correlation model.
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- Zi Kang Koi
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
- Perak Darul Ridzuan
- Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
- Perak Darul Ridzuan
- Malaysia
- Center of Research in Ionic Liquids
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- Faculty of Fisheries and Marines
- Universitas Airlangga
- Surabaya
- Indonesia
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