The Microwave‐Assisted Ionic‐Liquid Method: A Promising Methodology in Nanomaterials |
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| Authors: | Prof Ming‐Guo Ma Dr Jie‐Fang Zhu Prof Ying‐Jie Zhu Prof Run‐Cang Sun |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083 (P.R. China), Fax: (+86)?10‐62336903;2. Department of Chemistry, the ?ngstr?m Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala 75121 (Sweden);3. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050 (P.R. China);4. State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640 (P.R. China) |
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| Abstract: | In recent years, the microwave‐assisted ionic‐liquid method has been accepted as a promising methodology for the preparation of nanomaterials and cellulose‐based nanocomposites. Applications of this method in the preparation of cellulose‐based nanocomposites comply with the major principles of green chemistry, that is, they use an environmentally friendly method in environmentally preferable solvents to make use of renewable materials. This minireview focuses on the recent development of the synthesis of nanomaterials and cellulose‐based nanocomposites by means of the microwave‐assisted ionic‐liquid method. We first discuss the preparation of nanomaterials including noble metals, metal oxides, complex metal oxides, metal sulfides, and other nanomaterials by means of this method. Then we provide an overview of the synthesis of cellulose‐based nanocomposites by using this method. The emphasis is on the synthesis, microstructure, and properties of nanostructured materials obtained through this methodology. Our recent research on nanomaterials and cellulose‐based nanocomposites by this rapid method is summarized. In addition, the formation mechanisms involved in the microwave‐assisted ionic‐liquid synthesis of nanostructured materials are discussed briefly. Finally, the future perspectives of this methodology in the synthesis of nanostructured materials are proposed. |
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| Keywords: | green chemistry ionic liquids microwave chemistry nanostructures synthetic methods |
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