Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University

Title of Talk: "Tunable Solid Phase Materials"

ABSTRACT: Our research has explored unique applications of room-temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) for several years. More recently, we have extended the range of these materials to include applications of similar solid phase materials, i.e. organic salts with melting points of frozen ionic liquids (25 °C to 100 °C) up to melting points of 250 °C.  To contrast and better define these new materials from RTILs, we have created an acronym, GUMBOS (Group of Uniform Materials Based on Organic Salts).  Our GUMBOS have the tunable properties frequently associated with RTILs, including tunable solubility, melting point, viscosity, thermal stability, and functionality.