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 …

History repeats itself again: Will the mistakes of the past for ILs be repeated for DESs? From being considered ionic liquids to becoming their alternative: The …

J Afonso, A Mezzetta, IM Marrucho, L Guazzelli - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The establishment of the place of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) as a new class of green
solvents was essentially grounded on naïve comparisons with Ionic Liquids (ILs), since both …

Pretreatment for biorefineries: a review of common methods for efficient utilisation of lignocellulosic materials

M Galbe, O Wallberg - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019 - Springer
The implementation of biorefineries based on lignocellulosic materials as an alternative to
fossil-based refineries calls for efficient methods for fractionation and recovery of the …

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 …

Ionic liquids toxicity—benefits and threats

J Flieger, M Flieger - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids (ILs) are solvents with salt structures. Typically, they contain organic cations
(ammonium, imidazolium, pyridinium, piperidinium or pyrrolidinium), and halogen …

Green and sustainable solvents in chemical processes

CJ Clarke, WC Tu, O Levers, A Brohl… - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Sustainable solvents are a topic of growing interest in both the research community and the
chemical industry due to a growing awareness of the impact of solvents on pollution, energy …

Influence of tribology on global energy consumption, costs and emissions

K Holmberg, A Erdemir - Friction, 2017 - Springer
Calculations of the impact of friction and wear on energy consumption, economic
expenditure, and CO 2 emissions are presented on a global scale. This impact study covers …

Role of biocatalysis in sustainable chemistry

RA Sheldon, JM Woodley - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Based on the principles and metrics of green chemistry and sustainable development,
biocatalysis is both a green and sustainable technology. This is largely a result of the …

The E factor 25 years on: the rise of green chemistry and sustainability

RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The global impact, over the last 25 years, of the principles of green chemistry and
sustainability, and the pivotal role of the E factor concept in driving resource efficiency and …