iolisurf Consortium

The IOLISURF consortium consists of 9 partners, coming from

5 European countries. It includes three SMEs (SOLVIONIC,
GALVANICA, CABRO), three research centres (INSTM,
IST, CRANFIELD), two large companies (NP, MERCK) and
a company specialised in the administrative and financial
management of EU programs (ALMA).

Galvanica
Parmense

Acknowledgement
The IOLISURF project is supported by the European
Commission through the Sixth Research Framework
Programme for Research and Technological Development
(FP6, 2002-2006) at a level of 1.594.484 euros (for a total
budget of 2.495.702 euros). The IOLISURF project addresses
the thematic area “Nanotechnologies and nano-sciences,
knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new
production processes and devices”. The project has been
started on 1st January 2006 and will last 36 months.
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Project Coordinator:
INSTM Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e la Tecnologia
dei Materiali - Mr Ugo Bardi, ugo.bardi@unifi.it, +39 055 457 3118
With the support of ALMA Consulting Group:
Mrs Rafaella Catana, rcatena@almacg.com, +33 (0)4 72 35 80 30

A European Integrated Project supported through the Sixth Framework Programme

for Research and Technological Development
Context
Research and development in the field of new
ionic liquids (ILs) and their applications have
opened a new field in the area termed “green
chemistry”, which promises cost effective
and environmentally friendly materials
processing for industrial applications.
ILs are defined as ionic salts existing in the
liquid state at room temperature or anyway
under 100ºC. As electrolytes, ionic liquids
provide a larger electrochemical “window”
for electrodeposition than conventional
aqueous baths and hence permit the
deposition of elements (e.g. aluminium) that
cannot be deposited from the aqueous phase.
Their low environmental impact is due to
their chemical and physical properties (non
toxic, non flammable and no measurable
vapour pressure) combined with low
consumption of energy and electrode
materials, low pollutant emission, and low
operating costs.
iolisurf
Objectives
The main objective of IOLISURF is to
generate fundamental knowledge on
Ionic Liquids as an electrochemical
medium for electrodepositing cost
These characteristics are a unique opportunity to study effective and environmentally
ionic liquids for high added value multi-functional material friendly multi-functional materials
processing applications, such as treatment for protection operating in extreme conditions
against corrosion and high temperature oxidation. Such against corrosion and high
extreme conditions are observed in the combustion chamber temperature oxidation.
of engines and are of enormous interest in the aerospace and
gas turbine fields, as well as being a demanding benchmark for The substantial R&D effort will
iolisurf Work Plan
any new material. be directed in the following The structure of the work plan starts with the generation
directions: of knowledge on Ionic liquids themselves (development
• Quantitative Structure Properties and study of Ionic liquids), proceeds with their use for the
Relationship (QSPR) study for the study of the basic mechanisms and of the electrochemical
selection and synthesis of innovative aspects of deposition, followed by the development of
and improved ILs with respect to electro-deposition processes for materials of industrial and
electrochemical properties technological interest. The testing of the coatings prepared
• Selected targets for the will include the study and development of thermal treating
electrodeposition of multi- for high temperature applications.
functional materials
• Aluminium,
• Chromium
• Cr-Al and Pt-Al alloys
WP1
Preliminary activities and basic specifications
All these materials are the basis
of important multifunctional
protective materials.
WP2
Therefore, the development of such materials can be considered Study and synthesis of ironic liquids
Knowledge management
a major breakthrough, owing to the possibility of depositing
diffusion coating from the liquid phase at low temperature.
To study and understand the ILs electrochemical properties, WP3
WP6
the participants of the IOLISURF project have created a strong Electrodeposition from ionic liquids
and synergic team gathering research organisations and
universities, SMEs and industries throughout Europe.
WP4
Electrodeposition plant and testing methods
WP5
Tests and industrial validation