Ionic-Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems: Fundamentals and Applications

✍ Scribed by Mara G. Freire (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 322
• Series: Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book offers comprehensive information on the fundamentals and applications of ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems, which have predominantly (and successfully) been employed as alternative platforms for the extraction, separation and purification of diverse high-value products. The book consists of an initial introduction providing a brief overview, from fundamentals to applications, followed by nine chapters addressing the respective phase diagrams (interpretation and characterization) and remarkable examples of their applications. It also includes two final chapters focusing on recent developments in the search for more environmentally-benign and biocompatible ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems, and on the progress made to date concerning the recovery, recycling and reuse of the phase-forming components, the goal being the development of cost-effective and sustainable processes. The book offers an interesting and useful guide for a broad readership in the fields of green chemistry, biotechnology, chemical engineering, and biochemistry, among others.

Mara G. Freire is a Coordinator Researcher at CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction to Ionic-Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems (ABS)....Pages 1-25
ABS Composed of Ionic Liquids and Inorganic Salts....Pages 27-35
ABS Constituted by Ionic Liquids and Carbohydrates....Pages 37-60
ABS Composed of Ionic Liquids and Polymers....Pages 61-88
Extraction of Amino Acids with ABS....Pages 89-121
Extraction of Proteins with ABS....Pages 123-134
Extraction of Alcohols, Phenols, and Aromatic Compounds with ABS....Pages 135-159
Extraction of Natural Phenolic Compounds with ABS....Pages 161-181
Extraction of Metals with ABS....Pages 183-220
Surfactant Self-Assembly Within Ionic-Liquid-Based Aqueous Systems....Pages 221-245
On the Hunt for More Benign and Biocompatible ABS....Pages 247-284
Toward the Recovery and Reuse of the ABS Phase-Forming Components....Pages 285-315

✦ Subjects

Biochemical Engineering;Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering;Sustainable Development;Analytical Chemistry