This book summarizes the latest knowledge in the science and technology of ionic liquids and polymers in different areas. Ionic liquids (IL) are actively being investigated in polymer science and technology for a number of different applications. In the first part of the book the authors present the particular properties of ionic liquids as speciality solvents. The state-of-the art in the use of ionic liquids in polymer synthesis and modification reactions including polymer recycling is outlined. The second part focuses on the use of ionic liquids as speciality additives such as plasticizers or antistatic agents. The third part examines the use of ionic liquids in the design of functional polymers (usually called polymeric ionic liquids (PIL) or poly(ionic liquids)). Many important applications in diverse scientific and industrial areas rely on these polymers, like polymer electrolytes in electrochemical devices, building blocks in materials science, nanocomposites, gas membranes, innovative anion sensitive materials, smart surfaces, and a countless set range of emerging applications in different fields such as energy, optoelectronics, analytical chemistry, biotechnology, nanomedicine or catalysis.
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Chapter 1 : Ionic Liquids as Polymer Additives
Chapter 2 : Deep Eutectic Solvents Playing Multiple Roles in the Synthesis of Porous Carbon Materials
Chapter 3 : Poly(Ionic Liquid)s as Ionic Liquid-Based Innovative Polyelectrolytes
Chapter 4 : Imidazolium-Based Poly(Ionic Liquid) Block Copolymers
Chapter 5 : Ionic Liquids and Polymeric Ionic Liquids as Stimuli-Responsive Functional Materials
Chapter 6 : Ionic Liquid and Cellulose Technologies : Dissolution, Modification and Composite Preparation
Chapter 7 : Ionic Liquids and Polymeric Ionic Liquids in Analytical Environmental Applications
Chapter 8 : Ionic Liquids and Polymers in Energy
Chapter 9 : Polymeric Imidazoles and Imidazoliums in Nanomedicine : Comparison to Ammoniums and Phosphoniums
Chapter 10 : Poly(ionic liquid)s : Designing CO2 Separation Membranes
Chapter 11 : Conducting IPNs and Ionic Liquids : Applications to Electroactive Polymer Devices
Chapter 12 : Chapter Poly(Ionic Liquid)s and Nanoobjects
Chapter 13 : Ionic Liquids as Solvents and/or Catalysts in Polymerization
