The Wetting Behavior of Imidazolium-Containing, Room-Temperature Molten Salt.
Abstract
A room-temperature, molten-salt system composed of 1-methyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride plus aluminum chloride has been developed and extensively studied at FJSRL over the last few years. The most promising application of this liquid mixture is as a battery electrolyte, and for this reason a study was undertaken of the wettability of various candidate battery component materials by the molten salt. Advancing and receding contact angles were determined for the binary melt as a function of such variables as mixture composition, chlorination of the imidazolium ion, replacement of AlCl3 by LiCl, solid porosity, and solid surface cleaning procedure. Measurements were also made of the surface tension of the melt at one basic composition. Surface tension data was helpful in understanding the composition dependence of melt wetting behavior.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 28, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA146871
Entities
People
- J. G. Eberhart
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory