Ionic liquids could aid in the delivery of active pharmaceutical compounds in the body

23-Jan-2013 - US scientists have provided a strategy to improve the properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) by combining ionic liquids (used to improve the properties of solid APIs) with prodrugs (used to improve solubility, permeability and bioavailability of APIs). The prodrug ionic liquids ...

Hydrogen storage gets new hope

Economical hydrogen-based vehicles could result from rechargeable 'chemical fuel tank'

03-Sep-2009 - A new method for "recycling" hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles. In an article appearing in Angewandte Chemie, Los Alamos National Laboratory and University of Alabama researchers working within the U.S. Department of Energy's ...

Queen's scientists discover eco-friendly wood dissolution

25-May-2009 - Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new eco-friendly way of dissolving wood using ionic liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper. Dr Héctor Rodríguez and Professor Robin Rogers from the University's ...

BASF receives LES Award in the U.S.A.

Cooperation with University of Alabama awarded

15-Sep-2006 - BASF and the University of Alabama (UoA) have been jointly awarded the renowned LES (Licensing Executive Society) 2006 Deals of Distinction Award for the Chemical, Energy and Materials Industry Sector. UoA has granted exclusive patent licenses to BASF for the use of ionic liquids in conjunction ...