Abstract:
Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have gained a lot of attention owing to their
attractive physiochemical properties. Low vapor pressure [13], inflammability [4, 5],
high chemical and thermal stability [6, 7], wide electrochemical window [8-12] and
tunable solubility [13] make RTILs a better choice over conventional solvents. The
environmentally benign nature of RTILs is one of the major force driving the boost
in RTILs research and its applications. Initially, the use of RTILs was limited as
green solvents [14-17]. Most of the initial work in RTILs was focused on the ability
of RTILs to dissolve biomass [18-26]. Later, with the synthesis of new RTILs, their
applications have also increased. In recent years, RTILs have been used in the
variety of applications e.g. electrolytes for batteries and supercapacitors [2735], for
gas adsorption [3641], as lubricants [4244] and in catalysis [4548], etc.
