Environmental Impact of Ionic Liquids: Recent Advances in (Eco)toxicology and (Bio)degradability

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2017

Authors

Costa, SPF (Author) Other; Azevedo, AMO (Author) Other; Pinto, PCAG (Author) Other; Lucia L M F S Saraiva (Author) FFUP

Journal

Title: ChemSusChem

Vol. 10

Pages: 2321-2347

ISSN: 1864-5631

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 51 Citations

Scopus - 109 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00N-JTH

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700261

Abstract (EN): This Review aims to integrate the most recent and pertinent data available on the (bio) degradability and toxicity of ionic liquids for global and critical analysis and on the conscious use of these compounds on a large scale thereafter. The integrated data will enable focus on the recognition of toxicophores and on the way the community has been dealing with them, with the aim to obtain greener and safer ionic liquids. Also, an update of the most recent biotic and abiotic methods developed to overcome some of these challenging issues will be presented. The review structure aims to present a potential sequence of events that can occur upon discharging ionic liquids into the environment and the potential long-term consequences.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 27