Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Wastewater and Secondary Sources Treatment
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2021) | Viewed by 28932
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ionic liquids in separation processes; liquid–liquid extraction; polymer inclusion membranes; hollow fiber extraction; dialysis; methods of metal recovery from secondary sources (spent catalysts, WEEE) and wastewaters; hydrometallurgy
Interests: innovative systems for liquid–liquid extraction of metallic ions; ionic liquids; aqueous biphasic systems; deep eutectic solvents; solution chemistry of metallic ions; lanthanides; actinides; recovery of metallic elements from waste technological objects of industrial wastes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ionic liquids constantly attract a lot of interest in the field of separation of various compounds. They are applied, as pure or diluted in different solvents, for extraction, liquid membranes, aqueous two-phase systems, as partners of the so-called deep eutectic solvents, adsorption, or even for leaching. These techniques using ionic liquids show enormous potential for a wide range of applications. The greatest benefit resulting from the combination of ionic liquids and separation methods lies in the possibility of designing a suitable ionic liquid for a specific separation system.
Moreover, hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) are a new way to perform liquid/liquid extraction. By comparison to ILs, DES bring benefits such as less toxic compounds, lower cost, and easier handling, mainly because of lower viscosities. However, as indicated above, ILs can be a part of the DES composition. The field of DES is yet in its early stages of the development, and possible disadvantages may be discovered later on.
Therefore, the scope of this Special Issue on "Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for wastewater and secondary sources treatment" will encompass, on the one hand, up-to-date issues of circular economy referring to “re-raw materials”, i.e., recycling of valuable compounds from various products or wastes. On the other hand, the Special Issue is open to the latest developments and trends in the removal of harmful polluting compounds from wastewaters or spent materials.
The Special Issue will be an open forum for researchers to share their investigations and findings in this important field and, thanks to the open access platform, increase their visibility in the scientific, industrial and business environment. Contributions to this issue, both in the form of original research or review articles, may cover all aspects of separation techniques using ionic liquids; studies with multidisciplinary input, offering new methodologies or insights, are particularly welcome.
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Regel-Rosocka
Prof. Dr. Isabelle Billard
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Ionic liquids
- Wastewater treatment
- Secondary sources treatment
- Separation techniques
- Deep eutectic solvents
- Hydrometallurgy
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