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Chem Commun (Camb)

Title:		Combustible ionic liquids by design: is laboratory safety another ionic liquid myth?
Author(s):		Smiglak M; Reichert WM; Holbrey JD; Wilkes JS; Sun L; Thrasher JS; Kirichenko K; Singh S; Katritzky AR; Rogers RD;
Address:		"Center for Green Manufacturing and Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA"
Journal Title:		Chem Commun (Camb)
Year:		2006
Volume:		20060526
Issue:		24
Page Number:		2554 - 2556
DOI:		10.1039/b602086k
ISSN/ISBN:		1359-7345 (Print) 1359-7345 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The non-flammability of ionic liquids (ILs) is often highlighted as a safety advantage of ILs over volatile organic compounds (VOCs), but the fact that many ILs are not flammable themselves does not mean that they are safe to use near fire and/or heat sources; a large group of ILs (including commercially available ILs) are combustible due to the nature of their positive heats of formation, oxygen content, and decomposition products"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESmiglak, Marcin Reichert, W Mathew Holbrey, John D Wilkes, John S Sun, Luyi Thrasher, Joseph S Kirichenko, Kostyantyn Singh, Shailendra Katritzky, Alan R Rogers, Robin D eng England 2006/06/17 Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Jun 28; (24):2554-6. doi: 10.1039/b602086k. Epub 2006 May 26"