Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Thermochimica Acta
Publication Date
Page Numbers
118 to 120
Volume
491
Issue
1-2
Abstract
Ionic liquids, with their vast applications, have been touted as being thermally stable to very high temperatures. However, decomposition not detected by standard TGA and NMR techniques are observed
with spectroscopic techniques sensitive enough to see small amounts of impurities. Decomposition temperatures of common ionic liquids appear to occur at hundreds of degrees below those temperatures
previously reported.