c/chemistry · by fossilesque@mander.xyz · 2yScientists unveil fire-safe fuel https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2023/09/28/scientists-unveil-fire-safe-fuel19 points · 2 comments · view on lemmy.world
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skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 2y
for anyone not wanting to read the article, it's bmim perchlorate, and works because of very low vapor pressure
there's gotta be many more ionic liquids like this
actual article: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c04820 supporting info has some details
Ynrielle@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
I'm really interested to know what the environmental impact of this could be compared to conventional fuel sources