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Ionic liquids as surfactants

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Problems of self-assembling in systems containing ionic liquids (ILs) are discussed. Main attention is paid to micellization in aqueous solutions of dialkylimidazolium ILs and their mixtures with classical surfactants. Literature data are reviewed, the results obtained by the authors and co-workers are presented. Thermodynamic aspects of the studies and problems of molecular-thermodynamic modeling receive special emphasis. It is shown that the aggregation behavior of dialkylimidazolium ILs is close to that of alkyltrimethylammonium salts (cationic surfactants) though ILs have a higher ability to self-organize, especially as it concerns long-range ordering. Some aspects of ILs applications are outlined where their common features with classical surfactants and definite specificity are of value.

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Original Russian Text © N.A. Smirnova, E.A. Safonova, 2010, published in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 2010, Vol. 84, No. 10, pp. 1857–1867.

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Smirnova, N.A., Safonova, E.A. Ionic liquids as surfactants. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 84, 1695–1704 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024410100067

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