Advances in Ionic Liquids in Chemical and Biological Engineering
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 187
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopharmaceuticals; proteins; enzymes; biomolecules purification; separation processes; purification processes; aqueous biphasic systems; alternative solvents; ionic liquids; supported ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents
Interests: enzymatic biocatalysis; proteins; enzymes; biopharmaceuticals; ionic liquids; biomolecules purification; aqueous biphasic systems; fermentation processes; enzyme immobilization; nanomaterials
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Dear Colleagues,
Over the past decades, there have been increasing concerns regarding the use of conventional and volatile solvents, gas emissions and environmental impacts in the processes implemented in chemical and biological engineering areas. Therefore, alternative and greener solvents have been introduced and studied in process development in order to reduce (or eliminate) the use of hazardous solvents, minimize the production of gases and residues, and minimize the respective environmental impact. In this context, ionic liquids (ILs) have been in the spotlight of several research and development activities, due to their greener properties and outstanding performance in several applications, including the synthesis and (bio)catalysis, analytical applications, electrochemistry and extraction, separation and purification processes of value-added compounds from different sources. Considering the outstanding properties and diversity of applications that can be considered for ILs, with a high impact in the chemical and biological engineering areas, ILs continue to be a hot topic and the focus of several important studies.
Given the relevance behind the research on ionic liquids and on improving efficiency/sustainability in the chemical and biological engineering areas, it is our great pleasure to invite the submission of high-quality research or review articles to the Special Issue “Advances in Ionic Liquids in Chemical and Biological Engineering”. This Special Issue aims to cover promising, recent and novel research trends in the use of ionic liquids as alternative and high-impact solvents for a wide variety of areas/applications, including (but are not limited to) pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, pulp and paper, textile and other chemical/biological areas/applications. Interdisciplinary research on novel concepts and approaches is also welcome.
Dr. Emanuel V. Capela
Dr. Ana Paula Tavares
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green chemistry
- green processes
- green reactions
- alternative solvents
- ionic liquids
- chemical engineering
- biological engineering
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