The development of new technologies and chemical applications nowadays cannot ignore their impact on the environment, due to the widespread diffusion of environmental pollution and the relative consequences also on human health. In this context, the development of novel non-harmful and green solvents represents an excellent contribution to the cause because commonly used solvents are generally toxic, highly volatile, and hardly biodegradable. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) represent a new class of green organic solvents that possess the characteristics that can adequately address this problem. Synthesised via combination through weak interactions of two or more solid substances and without the use of any other solvent, DESs possess many green properties: bio-availability of their components; easy biodegradation; low or absent toxicity as well as low or absent vapor pressure. Moreover, they are able to perform catalytic tasks as the properties of the components reflect on the properties of the mixtures obtained. The focus of this Special Issue is the use of DESs as alternatives to commonly used organic solvents in different areas such as chemical transformations; extraction/preconcentration procedures; electrochemistry; fundamental structural research, and various other topics in which these solvents are finding fruitful applications for the transition from academia to industrial use.
Advances and Applications in Deep Eutectic Solvents Technology
TIECCO MATTEO
2022-01-01
Abstract
The development of new technologies and chemical applications nowadays cannot ignore their impact on the environment, due to the widespread diffusion of environmental pollution and the relative consequences also on human health. In this context, the development of novel non-harmful and green solvents represents an excellent contribution to the cause because commonly used solvents are generally toxic, highly volatile, and hardly biodegradable. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) represent a new class of green organic solvents that possess the characteristics that can adequately address this problem. Synthesised via combination through weak interactions of two or more solid substances and without the use of any other solvent, DESs possess many green properties: bio-availability of their components; easy biodegradation; low or absent toxicity as well as low or absent vapor pressure. Moreover, they are able to perform catalytic tasks as the properties of the components reflect on the properties of the mixtures obtained. The focus of this Special Issue is the use of DESs as alternatives to commonly used organic solvents in different areas such as chemical transformations; extraction/preconcentration procedures; electrochemistry; fundamental structural research, and various other topics in which these solvents are finding fruitful applications for the transition from academia to industrial use.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
