Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents: Greener Approaches for Sustainable Chemistry
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 38631
Special Issue Editors
Interests: analytical methodologies; environmental and biological samples; bioactive compounds; trace and minor elements; spectroscopic and separation techniques; green(er) extractions; chemometrics
Interests: extraction and isolation of bioactive molecules; green extraction solvents; green chemistry; NADES solvents; subcritical water; supercritical carbon dioxide; biological characterization of bioactive molecules
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Interests: theoretical chemistry; molecular dynamics; ab-initio calculations; ionic liquids; computational chemistry; computational spectroscopy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last decades, ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DES) have been the subject of intense research activities in chemistry and biology due to their biocompatibility and highly tunable physical and chemical properties.
In line with green chemistry principles, the advent of deep eutectic solvents and especially natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) has opened new avenues for applications in diverse fields, such as the extraction of targeted bioactive compounds from natural sources, catalysis (catalytic and biocatalytic reaction process), production of new media for enzymatic or chemical reactions, biomass processing, dissolution of nonwater soluble pharmaceuticals, food analysis, as well as their use as tailored solvents in energy applications (batteries, hydrogen and oxygen production, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, etc.), etc. This intense research activity was hoisted by recent findings on the exceptional recycling/recoveries properties of these greener solvents, on the one hand, and their possible low toxicity and low environmental impact, on the other.
This Special Issue is expected to provide a comprehensive overview on the state-of-the-art of the most recent advancements in the field of sustainable chemical approaches utilizing ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents. The Special Issue invites researchers to contribute their findings covering all aspects in this field to promote the latest developments in research and innovation through sustainable strategies and characterization.
Prof. Dr. Slavica Ražić
Dr. Aleksandra Cvetanović Kljakić
Prof. Dr. Enrico Bodo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ionic liquids (ILs)
- deep eutectic solvents (DES)
- natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES)
- separation process
- green sample preparation
- recycling/recovery of greener solvents
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