Multiscale Studies on Ionic Liquids.

By Kun Dong, Xiaomin Liu, Haifeng Dong, Xiangping Zhang, Suojiang Zhang. Chemical Reviews, 2017

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Ionic liquids (ILs) offer a wide range of promising applications because of their much enhanced properties. However, further development of such materials depends on the fundamental understanding of their hierarchical structures and behaviors, which requires multiscale strategies to provide coupling among various length scales. In this review, we first introduce the structures and properties of these typical ILs. Then, we introduce the multiscale modeling methods that have been applied to the ILs, covering from molecular scale (QM/MM), to mesoscale (CG, DPD), to macroscale (CFD for unit scale and thermodynamics COSMO-RS model and environmental assessment GD method for process scale). In the following section, we discuss in some detail their applications to the four scales of ILs, including molecular scale structures, mesoscale aggregates and dynamics, and unit scale reactor design and process design and optimization of typical IL applications. Finally, we address the concluding remarks of multiscale strategies in the understanding and predictive capabilities of ILs. The present review aims to summarize the recent advances in the fundamental and application understanding of ILs.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Catalysis

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