Molten slats

In molten salts, there are symmetric cations and anions making the lattice well packed and hence it requires large energy to break the lattice (Fig. 20.1). In ILs, asymmetric nature of cations of ILs makes the lattice weaker in comparison to molten slats. Therefore, ionic liquid has a low melting point (<100 C) than a molten salt. Only a liquid range below this temperature (<100 °C) can enable the substitution of conventional organic solvents by ionic liquids. Room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) is a liquid at room temperature. 

Hardacre, C., Application of EXAFS to molten slats and ionic liquid technology, Annu. 

Resistance of molten black liquor slats containing NaC03, Na2S, and NaOH... 

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