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Title: Porous Liquids: Versatile Fusion of Porosity and Fluidity

Journal Article · · Chemistry of Materials
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  1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Porous liquids and fluids with permanent porosity have been explored over the past decade as transformative functional materials for several sustainable chemical processes. This perspective tracks the evolution of porous liquids and summarizes recent advances in the development of porous liquids for several applications, such as sorptive separations, catalysis, etc. Finally, the latter section discusses the prospects of porous liquids in several novel applications (bio applications, gas storage, heat insulation) and machine learning guided pathways for task-specific design and synthesis of porous liquids.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
2474763
Journal Information:
Chemistry of Materials, Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 36; ISSN 0897-4756
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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