Complexation of heavy metal cations with imidazolium ionic liquids lowers their reduction energy: implications for electrochemical separations
Shuai Tan, Difan Zhang, Ying Chen, Benjamin A. Helfrecht, Eric T. Baxter, Wenjin Cao, Xue‐Bin Wang, Manh‐Thuong Nguyen, Grant E. Johnson, Venkateshkumar Prabhakaran
Abstract
Formation of highly reducible ionic liquid lead complexes in dilute aqueous solutions opens up new opportunities to employ green ionic liquids to separate heavy toxic metals efficiently.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic liquidElectrochemistryChemistryMetalAqueous solutionInorganic chemistryIonic bondingHeavy metalsReduction (mathematics)IonOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeCatalysisEnvironmental chemistryMathematicsGeometryIonic liquids properties and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsExtraction and Separation Processes