Eutectics: formation, properties, and applications

D Yu, Z Xue, T Mu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Various eutectic systems have been proposed and studied over the past few decades. Most
of the studies have focused on three typical types of eutectics: eutectic metals, eutectic salts …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting greenness of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents

Y Chen, T Mu - Green Chemical Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Green solvents are one of the hot topics of green chemistry. Ionic liquids (ILs) and deep
eutectic solvents (DESs) are deemed as green solvents to a certain extent, and they have …

Deep eutectic solvents–Ideal solution for clean air or hidden danger?

FA Janjhi, R Castro-Muñoz, G Boczkaj - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
The industrial sector is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gases, due to its
excessive energy consumption to meet the rapidly growing demand for energy-intensive …

Capture of toxic gases by deep eutectic solvents

Y Chen, X Han, Z Liu, D Yu, W Guo… - … sustainable chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sulfur dioxide (SO2), ammonia (NH3), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and
nitric oxide (NO) are toxic gases from industrial exhaust, which could lead to acid rain, air …

The most potent natural pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food ingredients isolated from plants with deep eutectic solvents

A Wawoczny, D Gillner - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2023 - ACS Publications
There is growing interest in reducing the number of synthetic products or additives and
replacing them with natural ones. The pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries are …

[HTML][HTML] Mild and efficient recovery of lithium-ion battery cathode material by deep eutectic solvents with natural and cheap components

Y Chen, Y Wang, Y Bai, M Feng, F Zhou, Y Lu… - Green Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dissolution of lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) is the key step for the recovery of valuable metals
(eg, Co and Li) from spent LCO-based lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, the dissolution …

Thermal, chemical, electrochemical, radiolytic and biological stability of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents

Y Chen, D Yu, Z Liu, Z Xue, T Mu - New Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are regarded as two types of novel
solvents with high tunability, which exist in the liquid state in a wide temperature range. The …

Efficient recovery of valuable metals from lithium-ion battery cathodes using phytic acid-based deep eutectic solvents at a mild temperature

Y Chen, C Liu, Y Wang, Y Tian, Y Li, M Feng… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recycling of waste lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) requires metal leaching from the LIB cathode;
however, the metal-leaching process is too challenging to be efficient, green, and mild …

Innovative aryl-based hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent for efficient removal of dyes and nanoplastics

L Chen, S Liao, D Yu, L Li, T Mu, Z Xue - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient absorption is a highly important strategy to remove environmental pollutants (ie,
dyes and nanoplastics), which relays on the development of innovative and sustainable …

Current progress in natural deep eutectic solvents for the extraction of active components from plants

J Zuo, S Geng, Y Kong, P Ma, Z Fan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In the last decade, natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) have gained more and more
attention due to their green, convenient preparation, low toxicity and biodegradability. It is …