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3,3′-(Oxidi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis[1-methyl-imidazolium] dihexafluorophosphate ([C4O(mim)2][PF6]2) was synthesized and confirmed with 1H NMR and FT-IR. The thermal stability of [C4O(mim)2][PF6]2 was studied with differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analyses. Using the dynamic method, the solubility of [C4O(mim)2][PF6]2 in five different pure solvents (water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, and acetonitrile) and binary mixtures (water + DMF) was measured at the temperature range from (283.00 to 323.00 K) at atmospheric pressure. The solubility of [C4O(mim)2][PF6]2 in those selected solvents increased with increasing temperature and DMF contents, but the rate of solubility is different. The experimental data were correlated with the modified Apelblat equation. Also, the solubility of [C4O(mim)2][PF6]2 and [C6O2(mim)2][PF6]2 was been compared in the same solvent.

The chemical structure of a new gemini dicationic imidazolium ionic liquid, 1,1′-[1,2-ethanediylbis(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)]bis-[3-methyl-1H-imidazolium-1-yl] dihexafluorophosphate ([C6O2(mim)2][PF6]2), was established by 1HNMR. The thermal stability of [C6O2(mim)2][PF6]2 was studied with differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analyses. With the use of the analytical stirred-flask method at atmospheric pressure, the solubilities of [C6O2(mim)2][PF6]2 in water, methanol, ethanol, dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, and (acetone + water) binary solvent mixtures were measured from (283.00 to 323.00) K. The experimental data was correlated with the modified Apelblat equation.

Gemini imidazolium ionic liquid, 3,3'-[1,2-ethanediylbis (oxy-2,1-ethanediyl)]-bis[1-methyl-imidazolium]-dibromide ([C6O2(mim)2][Br]2), was used for the dissolution and regeneration of white hide powder (from pigskin), and blend white hide powder with cellulose for the easy production of white hide powder/cellulose composite. Dissolution performance of white hide powder in [C6O2(mim)2][Br]2 was studied. The native white hide powder and [C6O2(mim)2][Br]2 regenerated white hide powder were characterized by FT-IR, XRD, DSC-TG and FE-SEM. The results showed that [C6O2(mim)2][Br]2 was a good solvent to white hide powder. The dissolution time was 55 min when the white hide powder was 8% at 120°C. The dissolution time of [C6O2(mim)2][Br]2 for white hide powder was shorter than those of common ionic liquids. The triple helical structure of white hide powder was partly destroyed during [C6O2(mim)2][Br]2 dissolution. The possible mechanism of white hide powder dissolution in [C6O2(mim)2][Br]2 and the regeneration of white hide powder in methanol had been proposed. White hide powder/cellulose composites were successfully dissolved in [C6O2(mim)2][Br]2. The performance of white hide powder/cellulose film was measured by FT-IR and TG. The tensile strength, and elongation at break of white hide powder/cellulose composite films were tested. This work demonstrated that the white hide powder/cellulose composite exhibited some potential in collagen-based tissue engineering.