Are ionic liquids eco-friendly?

Anthropogenic CO2 emissions has led to global climate change and widely contributed to global warming since its concentration has been increasing over time. It has attracted vast attention worldwide. Currently, the different CO2 capture technologies available include absorption, solid adsorption and membrane separation. Chemical absorption technology is regarded as the most mature technology and is commercially used in the industry. However, the key challenge is to find the most efficient solvent in capturing CO2. This paper reviews several types of CO2 capture technologies and the various factors influencing the CO2 absorption process, resulting in the development of a novel solvent for CO2 capture.

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Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Pyrazoline Derivatives

International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.25258/ijpcr.v9i04.8538 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (04) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mahesh G. Kharatmol ◽

Deepali Jagdale

Keyword(s):

Ionic Liquids ◽

Microwave Irradiation ◽

Organic Synthesis ◽

Ultrasonic Irradiation ◽

Minimal Energy ◽

Anticancer Activities ◽

Conventional Methods

Pyrazoline class of compounds serve as better moieties for an array of treatments, they have antibacterial, antifungal, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, diuretic, cardiovascular activities. Apart from these they also have anticancer activities. So, pertaining to its importance, many attempts are made to synthesize pyrazolines. Since conventional methods of organic synthesis are energy and time consuming. There are elaborate pathways for green and eco-friendly synthesis of pyrazoline derivatives including microwave irradiation, ultrasonic irradiation, grinding and use of ionic liquids which assures the synthesis of the same within much lesser time and by use of minimal energy

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Mapping the “Extra Solvent Power, ESP” of Ionic Liquids for Monomers, Polymers and Globular Nanoparticles

10.26434/chemrxiv.5384293.v1 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Jose A. Pomposo

Keyword(s):

Ionic Liquid ◽

Ionic Liquids ◽

Linear Polymers ◽

Green Solvents ◽

Ionic Polymers ◽

First Time ◽

Solvent Power

Understanding the miscibility behavior of ionic liquid (IL) / monomer, IL / polymer and IL / nanoparticle mixtures is critical for the use of ILs as green solvents in polymerization processes, and to rationalize recent observations concerning the superior solubility of some proteins in ILs when compared to standard solvents. In this work, the most relevant results obtained in terms of a three-component Flory-Huggins theory concerning the “Extra Solvent Power, ESP” of ILs when compared to traditional non-ionic solvents for monomeric solutes (case I), linear polymers (case II) and globular nanoparticles (case III) are presented. Moreover, useful ESP maps are drawn for the first time for IL mixtures corresponding to case I, II and III. Finally, a potential pathway to improve the miscibility of non-ionic polymers in ILs is also proposed.

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