Ionic Liquid-Based Surfactants: Recent Advances in Their Syntheses, Solution Properties, and Applications

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 13; no. 7; p. 1100
• Main Authors: El Seoud, Omar A., Keppeler, Nicolas, Malek, Naved I., Galgano, Paula D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.03.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Addition polymerization; Adsorption; Atomic properties; Biodegradation; Chemical bonds; Chemical synthesis; Copolymerization; Covalent bonds; Data collection; Decontamination; Electrolytes; Emulsion polymerization; Ionic liquids; Literature reviews; Micelles; Microemulsions; Molecular structure; Monomers; Morphology; Nanoparticles; Polymerization; Polymers; Review; Surfactants; Toxicity; adsorption at water/air interface; molecular structure/properties relationships; polymerization; ionic liquid-based surfactants; catalysis; gemini ionic liquid-based surfactants; drug delivery; formation of micelles and microemulsions; ionic liquids; mesoporous nanoparticles

The impetus for the expanding interest in ionic liquids (ILs) is their favorable properties and important applications. Ionic liquid-based surfactants (ILBSs) carry long-chain hydrophobic tails. Two or more molecules of ILBSs can be joined by covalent bonds leading, e.g., to gemini compounds (GILBSs...