Nanostructured Ionic-Molecular Hybrid Liquids

该项目旨在从一种或多种分子成分和离子液体激发盐的混合物中生产出一种新型绿色、经济、无毒、低挥发性的设计溶剂。通过操纵这些纳米结构离子分子“混合液体”（HLs）组分之间的分子间作用力，我们将对液体结构如何从纳米尺度到胶体尺度甚至微观尺度产生新的理解。HLs将有助于开发新型复杂流体，即含有相互作用颗粒、聚合物和/或表面活性剂的液体。从基于HL的复杂流体中开发的润滑油将作为该项目新认识的“试验台”应用，以实现HL在不同领域的应用。

This project aims to produce a new class of green, economical, non-toxic, low volatility, designer solvents from mixtures of one or more molecular components, and ionic liquid-inspired salts. By manipulating the intermolecular forces between components of these nanostructured ionic molecular "hybrid liquids" (HLs), we will develop new understanding of how liquid structure arises from the nano- to the colloidal and even micro-scale. HLs will enable the development novel complex fluids, which are liquids containing interacting particles, polymers, and/or surfactants. Lubricants developed from HL based complex fluids will act as a “test-bed” application for the new understanding this project will engender, towards use of HLs in diverse areas.