Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids Discussion Group
Virtual 2021 Christmas Research Meeting - 13 December 2021
Please join us for our online-only 2021 MSILDG Christmas Research Meeting on Monday 13th December for an interesting day of all aspects of molten salts and ionic liquids development.
Delegates can still register for the meeting, free of charge, using the following link by 10th December:
Register for Christmas Research Meeting 2021.
Session 1: 9:00-12:00 GMT
09:00-09:10 Meeting setup and greeting by the MSILDG Chairman (Professor George Chen)
09:10-09:50 Keynote lecture
Marco Haumann, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany.
“SILP and SCILL catalysis – industrial applications and modification of catalyst interfaces”
09:50-10:10
Ishioma Egun, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
“Bamboo Shoots to Capacitive Carbon via Molten Salt Carbonisation”
10:10-10:30
Adrian Sanchez-Fernandez, Pharmaceutical Formulation Group, Lund University, Sweden
“Modulating micelle morphology and electrostatic correlations through specific ion interactions in deep eutectic solvents”
10:30-11:00 Short break and extended discussion with the speakers. Feel free to stay on the Conference call for informal discussion with the speakers and amongst the delegates.
11:00-11:20
Francesca D’Anna, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Dipartimento STEBICEF, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo, Italy
“How the Combination of Bio-based Polymers and Ionic Liquids in Gel Phases Works for the Desulfurization of Fuels”
11:20-11:40
L. M. Murillo Herrera, Department of Chemistry, University of York, UK
“Regioselective Palladium-Catalysed Negishi Couplings in Deep Eutectic Solvents”
11:40-12:00
Eduards Bakis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
“Experimental and theoretical study of free volume in silicon-functionalized ionic liquids”
Virtual lunch break and discussion: 12:00-13:30 GMT
Please feel free to stay on the Zoom call after the lectures are finished if you’d like to talk to the speakers and/or the other delegates in our “virtual lunch break”. The MSILDG AGM will take place during the lunch break (see below).
MSILDG Annual General Meeting: 12:30-13:00 GMT
Session 2: 14:30-17:00 GMT
14:30-15:10 Keynote lecture
James Amphlett, Seaborg Technologies ApS, Denmark.
“Progress in Chemistry Research at Seaborg Technologies”
15:10-15:30
Eduardo Maurina Morais, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
“How to make solvent-free protic ionic liquids”
15:30-15:50 Short break and extended discussion with the speakers. Feel free to stay on the Conference call for informal discussion with the speakers and amongst the delegates.
15:50-16:10
Frederik Philippi, Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, UK
“Ether Groups in Ionic Liquids – is Flexibility Really the Key?”
16:10-16:30
Alex P. S. Brogan, Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, UK
“Expanding the design space of gel materials with ionic liquids and protein biofluids”
16:30-16:50
Coby J. Clarke, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, UK; Department of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, UK
“Thermal Properties and Decomposition Pathways of Metal Ionic Liquids”
16:50-17:00 Meeting wrap up