Recovery, Regeneration, and Reutilization Insights Related to New-Generation Solvents

Dear Colleagues,

Aimed at testing the outstanding properties associated with new-generation solvents (ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, biosolvents, and natural solvents, among other categories identified in the literature), the main field of research is the development of new processes. Overall, new-generation solvents have an active role in the development of catalytic systems in several kinds of homogeneous reactions and in separation processes, covering gases, liquids, and solids. These compounds have shown noticeable features that clearly impact on several parameters of the processes, such as simplified flow diagrams, enhanced energy consumption, better life cycle assessment indicators, and so on. Nevertheless, recovery, regeneration, and reutilization stages are clearly key issues that the research community must evaluate to validate any proposal. To date, the evidence available is insufficient and clearly limits the development of new processes of interest for the industry.

This Special Issue on “Recovery, Regeneration, and Reutilization Insights Related to New-Generation Solvents” aims to collect high-quality research articles addressing recovery, regeneration, and reutilization studies or similar works, including comprehensive review studies in well-explored topics with special general interest. Processes at which recovery, regeneration, and reutilization of new-generation solvents take place can be but are not limited to the following:

- Recovery and reuse of new-generation solvents in homogeneous reactions;

- Extraction and extractive distillation processes using new-generation solvents;

- Absorption and valorization of greenhouse gases using new-generation solvents;

- Biomass pretreatment and fractionation with new-generation solvents;

- Different lab scale uses for specific new-generation solvents.

Dr. Pablo Navarro
Dr. Jesús Lemus
Dr. Rubén Santiago
Guest Editors

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