Enabling Sustainable Chemistry with Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents: A Fad or the Future?
Aline Andrea Quintana, Alaina Maria Sztapka, Valéria de Carvalho Santos Ebinuma, Christian Agatemor
Abstract
Ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) debuted with a promise of a superior sustainability footprint due to their low vapor pressure. However, their toxicity and high cost compromise this footprint, impeding their real-world applications. Fortunately, their property tunability through a rational selection of precursors, including bioderived ones, provides a strategy to ameliorate toxicity, lower cost, and endow new functions. This Review discusses whether ILs and DESs are sustainable solvents and how they contribute to sustainable chemical processes.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic liquidEutectic systemSustainabilityFootprintGreen chemistryChemistryBiochemical engineeringProcess engineeringComputer scienceNanotechnologyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryChemical engineeringEngineeringCatalysisBiologyPaleontologyEcologyAlloyIonic liquids properties and applicationsChemistry and Chemical EngineeringChemical Synthesis and Reactions