BASF Podcast: Ionic Liquids - Liquid Salts with many Talents

Ludwigshafen (ots) - In this podcast you will learn how the unique
characteristics of liquid salts make ionic liquids so interesting for
industry.

Ionic liquids are molten salts that are also in a liquid form at
room temperature. The unique characteristics of these liquid salts
are the very thing that makes ionic liquids so interesting for
industry and could soon revolutionize a whole range of areas where
industrial applications are used: Like in the production of
cellulose, for instance, in solar cells, or in the metal processing
industry.

BASF Corporate Communications started a regular bilingual Podcast
service in April 2007 to report on BASF's innovations and research
and development activities in an easy-to-understand, informative and
entertaining way.

Listen to the audio reportage with Dr. Klemens Massonne (BASF
Research), Dr. Uwe Vagt (BASF New Business Development) and Dr. Eric
Uerdingen (BASF New Business Development).

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Video and Articles
http://www.basionics.com/en/ionic-liquids/downloads.htm
Press release: Ionic Liquids - Solutions for Your Success
http://www.corporate.basf.com/en/sustainability/presse/pm.htm?pmid=30
79

Photos of ionic liquids
http://corporate.basf.com/en/presse/fotos/datenbank/?amp;sw=&stichwor
t=ionic

Ionic liquids
http://www.basionics.com/en/ionic-liquids

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