Ionogels: recent advances in design, material properties and emerging biomedical applications

X Fan, S Liu, Z Jia, JJ Koh, JCC Yeo… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic liquid (IL)-based gels (ionogels) have received considerable attention due to their
unique advantages in ionic conductivity and their biphasic liquid–solid phase property. In …

Environmental impacts, pollution sources and pathways of spent lithium-ion batteries

W Mrozik, MA Rajaeifar, O Heidrich… - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
There is a growing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) for electric transportation and to
support the application of renewable energies by auxiliary energy storage systems. This …

Review of the toxic effects of ionic liquids

CW Cho, TPT Pham, Y Zhao, S Stolte… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Interest in ionic liquids (ILs), called green or designer solvents, has been increasing
because of their excellent properties such as thermal stability and low vapor pressure; thus …

Biological activity of ionic liquids and their application in pharmaceutics and medicine

KS Egorova, EG Gordeev, VP Ananikov - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids are remarkable chemical compounds, which find applications in many areas of
modern science. Because of their highly tunable nature and exceptional properties, ionic …

Ionic liquids—A review of their toxicity to living organisms

ARP Gonçalves, X Paredes, AF Cristino… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids (ILs) were initially hailed as a green alternative to traditional solvents because
of their almost non-existent vapor pressure as ecological replacement of most common …

Environmental impact of ionic liquids: recent advances in (eco) toxicology and (bio) degradability

SPF Costa, AMO Azevedo, PCAG Pinto… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This Review aims to integrate the most recent and pertinent data available on the (bio)
degradability and toxicity of ionic liquids for global and critical analysis and on the conscious …

Molecular mechanisms of developmental toxicity induced by graphene oxide at predicted environmental concentrations

X Zhang, Q Zhou, W Zou, X Hu - Environmental science & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Developmental toxicity is a critical issue in nanotoxicity. However, very little is known about
the effects of graphene oxide (GO, a widely used carbon material) at predicted …

Emerging impacts of ionic liquids on eco-environmental safety and human health

P Wei, X Pan, CY Chen, HY Li, X Yan, C Li… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to their unique physicochemical properties, ionic liquids (ILs) have been rapidly
applied in diverse areas, such as organic synthesis, electrochemistry, analytical chemistry …

Review on development of ionic liquids in lignocellulosic biomass refining

X Lin, K Jiang, X Liu, D Han, Q Zhang - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass as the renewable and abundant resource in the earth can be
transformed into bio-based chemicals and fuels with high added value, which is the …

Green solvents for sustainable separation processes

B Schuur, T Brouwer, D Smink, LMJ Sprakel - Current Opinion in Green …, 2019 - Elsevier
Solvent-based separation processes can reduce the required energy input for separation,
improve biocompatibility, and allow for mild responsive separation systems that are …