abstract
Some of the most active scientific research fronts of the past decade are centered on ionic liquids. These fluids present characteristic surface behavior and distinctive trends of their surface tension versus temperature. One way to explore and understand their unique nature is to study their surface properties. This critical review analyses most of the surface tension data reported between 2001 and 2010 (187 references).
keywords
SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION; MOLECULAR-FORCE FIELD; PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; MICELLE FORMATION; INTERFACIAL-TENSION; SELF-AGGREGATION; BINARY-MIXTURES
subject category
Chemistry
authors
Tariq, M; Freire, MG; Saramago, B; Coutinho, JAP; Lopes, JNC; Rebelo, LPN
our authors
Mara Guadalupe Freire Martins
Coordinating ResearcherGroups
G4 - Renewable Materials and Circular Economy
G5 - Biomimetic, Biological and Living Materials
acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support provided by FCT-Portugal through projects PTDC/QUI/66211/2006, PTDC/QUI/71331/2006 and PTDC/QUIQUI/101794/2008 and by the EEA financial mechanism through project PT015. MT and MF acknowledge post-doc grants SFRH/BPD/34146/2006 and SFRH/BPD/41781/2007, respectively.