Fluid phase behaviour of ionic liquid-based systems of interest for green processes: Measurements and modelling

In the last decades a large number of applications with ionic liquids (IL) have emerged, and since the discovery that carbon dioxide can tune the miscibility of IL+organic mixtures, special attention has been drawn to the use of IL and CO2 as combined solvents for synthesis and extractions. To evaluate the applicability of the miscibility switch...

The ideal solution

A smart use of high-pressure carbon dioxide may make a special class of eco-friendly solvents known as ionic liquids much more attractive to the fine chemical industry. Researcher Dr. Maaike Kroon has demonstrated that, on paper at least, the savings can be astronomical.

Combined reactions and separations using ionic liquids and carbon dioxide

A new and general type of process for the chemical industry is presented using ionic liquids and supercritical carbon dioxide as combined reaction and separation media. In this process, the carbon dioxide pressure controls the miscibility of reactants, products, catalyst and ionic liquid, enabling fast atom-efficient reactions in a homogenous...