{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(45)"],"submitter":["Li X"],"pubmed_abstract":["The reduction and harmless treatment of oily sludge are challenging tasks. As green solvents, ionic liquids (ILs) have been used to treat oily sludge effectively; however, their high price limits the applications. In this paper, an imidazolium-based IL 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazole chloride salt ([C<sub>16</sub>mim]-Cl) was synthesized and compounded with Tween20 to obtain a composite surfactant that could be used as an emulsifier to prepare a microemulsion for the treatment of oily sludge. The composite surfactant exhibited the greatest synergistic effect at a mass ratio of 4:6. Under optimal conditions, the oil removal rate reached 94.90%, and the residual oil rate was reduced to 1.67%. Moreover, the microemulsion exhibited a high removal rate for asphaltenes (81.01%). The treatment mech"],"journal":["ACS omega"],"pagination":["54809-54817"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12631387"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Synergistic Mechanism of an Ionic Liquid-Based Composite Surfactant-Stabilized Microemulsion for Effective Separation of Oily Sludge."],"pmcid":["PMC12631387"],"pubmed_authors":["Li W","Li X","Wang R","Wang S","Jiang H","Lv C","Li Q","Ouyang Z","Ou S","Zhang B"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Synergistic Mechanism of an Ionic Liquid-Based Composite Surfactant-Stabilized Microemulsion for Effective Separation of Oily Sludge.","description":"The reduction and harmless treatment of oily sludge are challenging tasks. As green solvents, ionic liquids (ILs) have been used to treat oily sludge effectively; however, their high price limits the applications. In this paper, an imidazolium-based IL 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazole chloride salt ([C<sub>16</sub>mim]-Cl) was synthesized and compounded with Tween20 to obtain a composite surfactant that could be used as an emulsifier to prepare a microemulsion for the treatment of oily sludge. The composite surfactant exhibited the greatest synergistic effect at a mass ratio of 4:6. Under optimal conditions, the oil removal rate reached 94.90%, and the residual oil rate was reduced to 1.67%. Moreover, the microemulsion exhibited a high removal rate for asphaltenes (81.01%). The treatment mech","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Nov","modification":"2026-06-05T17:05:37.544Z","creation":"2026-05-19T03:11:54.952Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12631387","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41280854"],"doi":["10.1021/acsomega.5c08441"]}}