Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Nanocatalysts in Ionic Liquids. Fe, Ru, and Os Nanoparticles / Madhu Kaushik, Yuting Feng, Nathaniel Boyce, Audrey Moores -- Co, Rh, and Ir Nanoparticles / Jackson D Scholten, Muhammad I Qadir -- Ni and Pt Nanoparticles / Carla Weber Scheeren -- Pd Nanoparticles for Coupling Reactions and Domino/Tandem Reactions / Anna M Trzeciak -- Soluble Pd Nanoparticles for Catalytic Hydrogenation / Ran Zhang, Zhenshan Hou -- Au, Ag, and Cu Nanostructures / Abhinandan Banerjee, Robert W J Scott -- Bimetallic Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquids: Synthesis and Catalytic Applications / Isabelle Favier, Emmanuelle Teuma, Montserrat Gomez -- Synthesis and Application of Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts in Ionic Liquid Media using Metal Carbonyl Complexes as Precursors / Raquel Marcos Esteban, Christoph Janiak -- Top-Down Synthesis Methods for Nanoscale Catalysts / Tsukasa Torimoto, Tatsuya Kameyama, Susumu Kuwabata -- Electrochemical Preparation of Metal Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquids / Yasushi Katayama -- Perspectives for Application of Nanocatalysts in Ionic Liquids. Tailoring Biomass Conversions using Ionic Liquid Immobilized Metal Nanoparticles / Srinidhi Narayanan, Jiaguang Zhang, Ning Yan -- Nanoparticles on Supported Ionic Liquid Phases : Opportunities for Application in Catalysis / Pedro Migowski, Kylie L Luska, Walter Leitner -- Photovoltaic, Photocatalytic Application, and Water Splitting / Adriano F Feil, Heberton Wender, Renato V Goncalves.