Evidence of change in the molecular organization of 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid solutions with the addition of water |
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Authors: | LAS Ries FA do AmaralK Matos EMA MartiniMO de Souza RF de Souza |
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Institution: | Instituto de Química, UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Physico-chemical properties of ionic liquids like density, viscosity, conductivity, surface tension and excess molar volume are strongly dependent on their concentration in aqueous solutions. 1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate/water solutions, at 25 °C, shows two clearly distinguished behaviors, corresponding to a water-rich and a salt-rich region, with distinct physico-chemical properties. It is shown that BMIm]BF4] exhibits surfactant properties. The results obtained are discussed in terms of the interactions between cations and anions of the ionic liquid and the water molecule. IR studies show that the addition of water modifies the organization of the ionic liquid molecules. The data collection reported is helpful for a variety of different technological applications and in particular for electrochemical applications, as capacitors, batteries and fuel cells among others. |
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Keywords: | 1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate Aqueous solutions Ionic liquid Physico-chemical properties |
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