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A Mini-Review on Greenness of Ionic Liquids

S. Zhu ; Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Chemical Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, P. R. China
R. Chen ; Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Chemical Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, P. R. China
Y. Wu ; Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Chemical Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, P. R. China
Q. Chen ; Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Chemical Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, P. R. China
X. Zhang ; Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Chemical Reactor and Green Chemical Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, P. R. China
Z. Yu ; State Key Lab of Agri-Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China

Sažetak

Ionic liquids (ILs) have been considered as “green solvents” in many published works. However, recent research on their eco-toxicity and degradability has proven that some ILs are not as “green” as expected. In this review, the greenness of ILs was discussed
in terms of their synthesis, eco-toxicity and degradability and their applications. Greenness of ILs depends not only on themselves but also on their synthesis and specific applications. For a chemical process where the IL is employed, its greenness should be assessed using the life cycle analysis method and compared with other alternative processes. The green process is much more important than the IL itself with respect to green chemistry, and more research should be made to improve the greenness of process employing ILs.

Ključne riječi

Ionic liquid; green solvent; green process

Hrčak ID:

38322

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/38322

Datum izdavanja:

30.6.2009.

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