
Keywords: ILs, ionic liquids; CnmimX, 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium salts; W/O, water-in-oil; C16mimBr, 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide; SEM, scanning electron microscopy; DLS, dynamic light scattering; XRD, X-ray diffractometry; FTIR, Fourier transform infra