Molten salts and ionic liquids are both Coulombic fluids that consist of ions only, but they are typically applied in different temperature ranges. Both types of fluid are of a large academic and industrial interest and employ the same principles, so there is a lot of scope for the exchange of information between the two communities. In fact, this was also the rationale why the traditional EUCHEM Conferences on Molten Salts, held across Europe since 1966, were finally renamed to EUCHEM Conferences on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids in 2006.
Essential for an in-depth understanding of Coulombic fluids are aspects such as structure, thermodynamics, transport, electrochemistry, interface properties and modelling. Experimental and theoretical methods as well as techniques for data collection and analysis are constantly being developed and improved, aiming to advance the manifold technological applications of these materials.
This distinctively incorporated symposium will cover, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Synthesis, characterisation and analysis
- Thermodynamics and transport
- Spectroscopy and structure
- Surfaces and interfaces
- Corrosion and electrodeposition
- Theoretical and computational studies
- Chemical and electrochemical syntheses
- Fuel cells
- Solar energy
- Nuclear energy
- Molten salts and ionic liquids in industry
- Data in the electronic age
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