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SUMMARY:Ionic Liquids: Applications in the Chemical-\, Electro- and Bio- S
 ciences - Douglas R. MacFarlane Australian Centre for Electromaterials Sci
 ence Monash University\, Victoria\, Australia
DTSTART:20130716T110000Z
DTEND:20130716T120000Z
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CONTACT:Tina Jost
DESCRIPTION:Ionic liquids are simply organic salts that have melting point
  below 100°C. As liquid salts they\noffer a range of solvency properties 
 distinctly different from normal molecular solvents. In\naddition to this\
 , they are often very stable - thermally\, chemically and electrochemicall
 y. They\nhave thus found application in a wide variety of contexts from gr
 een chemistry to medicinal\nchemistry\, electrochemistry and more recently
  in the biochemical and biosciences.\nBy way of example\, recent work has 
 shown that many medicinally active compounds can be\nionic liquids when co
 mbined with an appropriate counter-ion\, opening up a huge range of new\,\
 nand in some cases dual-active\, pharmaceuticals. They can also be used as
  novel stabilising\nsolvents for proteins\, the stability of the protein b
 eing much enhanced both with respect to\nthermal denaturation and also che
 mical degradation. They have been shown to be very useful in\nthe electro-
 deposition of metals and semiconductors\, including water-splitting cataly
 sts\, and as\nelectrolyte solvents for batteries and solar cells. Their el
 ectrochemical and thermal properties\nhave led to the development of appli
 cations in corrosion protection and in lubrication. Certain\nselected exam
 ples are excellent solvents for biopolymers such as cellulose and lignin.\
 nThis talk will survey these fields and discuss future directions emerging
  in this fascinating new\narea of chemistry.\nSelected references:\n1. Sto
 imenovski\, J.\; MacFarlane\, D. R.\; Bica\, K.\; Rogers\, R. D.\, Crystal
 line vs. Ionic Liquid\nSalt Forms of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients: A 
 Position Paper. Pharm. Res. 2010\,\n27\, 521-526.\n2. Ionic liquid materia
 ls for the electrochemical challenges of the future M. Armand\, F.\nEndres
  D. R. MacFarlane\, H. Ohno\, B. Scrosati Nature Materials\, 2009\, 8\, 62
 1-629\,
LOCATION:Unilever Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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