Thermally stable microemulsions comprising imidazolium based surface active ionic liquids, non-polar ionic liquid and ethylene glycol as polar phase

• Published in: Journal of colloid and interface science Vol. 511; pp. 344 - 354
• Main Authors: Kaur, Manvir, Singh, Gurbir, Kumar, Sandeep, Navnidhi, Kang, Tejwant Singh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Bicontinuous phase; Microdroplets; Micropolarity; Thermal stability; Microdroplets; Micropolarity; Bicontinuous phase; Thermal stability

[Display omitted] Ionic liquid (IL), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, [C2mim] [Tf2N], as a non-polar phase in conjunction with polar ethylene glycol (EG) forms microemulsions stabilized by surface active ionic liquids (SAILs), N-methyl-N-alkylimidazolium chlorides, [Cn...