Ionic Liquids (ILs) are composed solely of ionic species and are liquid at 25°C. These neoteric solvents show limited en-vironmental footprint, are extremely versatile and find application in a wealth of high impact fields. Since many years, our group is actively involved in R&D focused at rationalising and optimising ILs’ macroscopic properties in terms of their micro- and meso-scopic features.
Typical applications for ILs are:
Biomass treatment (aroma extraction, cellulose dissolution etc.);
Gas capture (CO2, SO2, etc.)
Heavy metal extraction (Hg, Cd etc.)
Synthesis and extraction at low environmental impact.
In these fields ILs promise to provide more efficient and eco-sustainable alternatives to conventional approaches.
Staff: Alessandro Triolo
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