Wetting behavior of imidazolium-containing, room-temperature molten salt. Technical report, 11 June 28-August 1984

Technical Report · Tue Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6374672

Eberhart, J G

A room-temperature, molten-salt system composed of 1-methyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride plus aluminum chloride has been developed and extensively studied over the last few years. The most promising application of this liquid mixture is as a battery electrolyte, and for this reason a study was undertaken of the wettability of various candidate battery component materials by the molten salt. Advancing and receding contact angles were determined for the binary melt as a function of such variables as mixture composition, chlorination of the imidazolium ion, replacement of AlCl3 by LiCl, solid porosity, and solid surface cleaning procedure. Measurements were also made of the surface tension of the melt at one basic composition. Surface tension data was helpful in understanding the composition dependence of melt wetting behavior.

• Research Organization: Air Force Academy, CO (USA). Frank J. Seiler Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6374672
• Report Number(s): AD-A-146871/9/XAB; FJSRL-TR-84-0004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALKYL RADICALS
ALUMINATES
ALUMINIUM CHLORIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
AZOLES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
CHLORINATION
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CLEANING
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
ELECTROLYTES
ETHYL RADICALS
FLUIDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HALOGENATION
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
IONS
LIQUIDS
LITHIUM CHLORIDES
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM HALIDES
METHYL RADICALS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POROSITY
RADICALS
SUBSTRATES
SURFACES
WETTABILITY