Review article

https://doi.org/10.15255/KUI.2020.074

Deep Eutectic Solvents – Creating a Green Solvent for the Future through Rational Design

Mia Radović orcid.org/0000-0003-3904-5102 ; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierrotijeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Manuela Panić orcid.org/0000-0003-2037-9436 ; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierrotijeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Kristina Radošević orcid.org/0000-0001-5156-1893 ; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierrotijeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Marina Cvjetko Bubalo orcid.org/0000-0001-9023-8482 ; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierrotijeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivana Radojčić Redovniković ; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierrotijeva 6, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Deep eutectic solvents arose as substitutes for harmful industrial solvents, as they fully meet the principles of green chemistry. Their structure and physicochemical properties can be designed for specific purposes, so they have proven to be effective in various fields such as electrochemistry, organic synthesis and (bio)catalysis, biotechnology and food technology, pharmaceutical engineering and biomedicine, where they can fulfil the technological and economic demands of the industry. This paper provides a literature overview of the characteristic properties, preparation, and application of deep eutectic solvents, but also the challenges of their application on an industrial scale.




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Keywords

green chemistry; green solvents; deep eutectic solvents; rational design; designed solvents

Hrčak ID:

261450

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/261450

Publication date:

23.8.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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