Next-Generation Deep Eutectic Solvents for Sustainable Synthesis and Electrochemical Application
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 January 2026 | Viewed by 2
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Interests: metal–organic frameworks; electrochemical energy storage; recycling of solid waste
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Dear Colleagues,
Deep eutectic solvent (DES) refers to a mixture system consisting of a hydrogen bond donor (HBD) and hydrogen bond acceptor (HBA) that possesses a lower melting point than each component. Owing to the flexible selection of HBA and HBD, DES exhibits advantages over traditional solvents; these advantages include versatile solubility toward many species, negligible vapor pressure, excellent conductivity, adjustable acidity, and a wide electrochemical window. To date, DES has been employed in a variety of contexts, such as the electrochemical conversion of CO2, the synthesis of functional materials, and as an electrolyte for advanced energy conversion/storage systems.
This Special Issue will address various areas of DES, including the design of novel DES systems that are employed in green chemistry.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- DES as an electrolyte for electrosynthesis;
- DES for electrochemical energy storage/conversion;
- DES as solvent for chemical synthesis;
- DES as extractant to isolate active species from biomass;
- Polymerizable DES for wearable electronic devices;
- Computation methods for the design of novel DES systems and the prediction of DES property.
Dr. Maiyong Zhu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- deep eutectic solvents
- electrosynthesis
- energy storage/conversion
- chemical synthesis
- wearable electronic devices
- computation methods
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