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The Past, Present and Future of Ionic Liquids as Battery Electrolytes

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Green Industrial Applications of Ionic Liquids

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((NAII,volume 92))

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Batteries and similar electrochemical devices are a means to convert stored chemical energy directly into electrical power. They occupy a large niche in electrical power storage and generation applications. Batteries are used to provide low power over long times and high pulsed power for short times. They find applications in consumer appliances and electronics, industry, transportation, military systems and spacecraft. Batteries are simple in concept, but the wide range of applications results in a plethora of chemistries and designs.

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  3. V. Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine

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Wilkes, J.S. (2003). The Past, Present and Future of Ionic Liquids as Battery Electrolytes. In: Rogers, R.D., Seddon, K.R., Volkov, S. (eds) Green Industrial Applications of Ionic Liquids. NATO Science Series, vol 92. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0127-4_17

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