Dr Sameer Rahatekar, lead author from the University's Advanced Composite Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS), added: «
We used ionic liquids for the first time to produce cellulose and silk scaffolds for stem cells differentiation.
They then
used these ionic liquids to pre-treat lignocellulosic biomass from switchgrass.
Working with Brian Rosen, a chemical engineering graduate student; Wei Zhu, a recent chemical engineering Ph.D.; Amin Salehi - Khojin, a postdoctoral researcher; and other scientists at Illinois, Masel
used ionic liquids to stabilize intermediates in the dioxide - monoxide conversion.
I use ionic liquid Mega Mag from the people who make Concentrace minerals, Trace Minerals Research.
A telescope
using an ionic liquid as its primary mirror would be particularly sensitive to visible light and infrared radiation.
«We managed it, because we worked with a truly 2D material and
used ionic liquid to create an electric field that is much stronger than what is usually applied.»
Researchers in China have generated gasoline fuel with a research octane number of 95.4 from biomass - derived γ - valerolactone (GVL)-- the highest octane number reported for biomass - derived gasoline fuel —
using an ionic liquid catalyst.
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We use ionic liquids for this purpose.
Professor Davis and colleagues have suggested a new method
using an ionic liquid based on nitrogen that could avoid these issues.
Not exact matches
The early version of the fuel cell
uses an expensive material called an
ionic liquid as the electrolyte, for example.
However,
use of these petroleum - based
ionic liquids has been held back due to their high cost.
«This is the first time I have heard of anybody
using biomass to make
ionic liquids,» says George Huber, who investigates biofuel production at University of Wisconsin - Madison.
The researchers made their
ionic liquids using furfural, vanillin and p - anisaldehyde, which are aromatic aldehydes derived from lignin and cellulose.
The second
uses various forms of chemistry — in the form of amine or ammonia scrubbers, special membranes or
ionic liquids — to pull carbon dioxide out of a more mixed set of exhaust gases.
«
Using by - product from biofuel production to convert it into
ionic liquids closes the loop and make the process sustainable, non-toxic and much cheaper than petroleum - based
ionic liquids.»
Similarly, the water - soluble blue trityl dye commonly
used in the textile industry was also removed as a result of the lipophilic character of the
ionic liquid.
But what makes
ionic liquids great for deconstruction also makes it harmful for the downstream enzymes and bacteria
used in biofuel production.
Researchers at JBEI pioneered the
use of
ionic liquids, salts that are
liquid at room temperature, to tackle the deconstruction of plant material because of the efficiency with which the solvent works.
They
used this strain as the foundation to build on earlier work — including the
ionic -
liquid - tolerant enzymes — and take the steps further to the one - pot biofuel finishing line.
«E. coli remains the workhorse microbial host in synthetic biology, and in our study,
using the
ionic -
liquid - tolerant E. coli strain, we can combine many earlier discoveries to create an advanced biofuel in a single pot.»
The researchers
used molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2), a typical 2 - D semiconductor, and coated it with an
ionic liquid (DEME - TFSI), which has an ultra-high capacitance, or ability to store electric charges.
For instance, the DOE JGI and its partners are sourcing microbial and fungal enzymes for more effective biomass pretreatment with
ionic liquids, environmentally benign organic salts often
used as green chemistry substitutes for volatile organic solvents.
«New
uses for tiny carbon nanotubes: Adding
ionic liquid to nanotube films could build smaller gadgets.»
JBEI has established world - class and differentiated expertise in the
use of
ionic liquids (ILs) as a viable biomass pretreatment solvent and potential game changing conversion technology, but there remain several significant scientific challenges that must be addressed before an affordable IL - based process is commercially viable.
Under the supervision of Ling Liang, a process engineer, she worked on figuring out how effective lignin - derived
ionic liquids, solvents
used in a variety of renewable energy applications, would be for biomass pretreatment.
«Here, we are
using the medium, an
ionic liquid with water, to control the proton movement.»
The pupils can choose between seven topics of nanotechnology: the creation of artificial muscles, microbiological fuel elements, manipulation of nanoparticles, nanoparticles and
ionic liquids as oil additives, materials
used in regenerative medicine, deposition and 3D - characterisation of atomically designed structures and a topic covered in English, «Artificial robotic fish with EAP elements».
Lei Liang, a postdoc in Ye's research group and first author of the paper, built a device in which he could induce ferromagnetism in non-magnetic platinum,
using a field effect generated by gating through an
ionic medium called
ionic liquid.
Ye: «The key here is that we
used a paramagnetic
ionic liquid, a new type of
ionic liquid which we synthesized ourselves.»
There are several different ways to get Magnesium: In powder form with a product like Natural Calm so that you can vary your dose and work up slowly,
ionic liquid form can be added to food and drinks and dose can be worked up slowly, or transdermal form by
using Magnesium oil applied to the skin (this is my favorite method).
This all natural,
liquid,
ionic mineral and trace mineral salts are
used to help with healing, detoxifying, balancing, nourishing, and offer protection for the skin.
Can you
use liquid ionic magnesium to make the topical spray.
The team has published some of its results in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, under the title «High Coulombic efficiency aluminum - ion battery
using an AlCl3 - urea
ionic liquid analog electrolyte.»