Ionic Liquid-based Technologies for Environmental Sustainability explores the range of sustainable and green applications of IL materials achieved in recent years, such as gas solubility, biomass pre-treatment, bio-catalysis, energy storage, gas separation and purification technologies. The book also provides a reference material for future research in IL-based technologies for environmental and energy applications, which are much in-demand due to sustainable, reusable and eco-friendly methods for highly innovative and applied materials.

Written by eminent scholars and leading experts from around the world, the book aims to cover the synthesis and characterization of broad range of ionic liquids and their sustainable applications. Chapters provide cutting-edge research with state-of-the-art developments, including the use of IL-based materials for the removal of pharmaceuticals, dyes and value-added metals.

• Describes the fundamentals and major applications of ionic liquid materials
• Covers up-to-date developments in novel applications of IL materials
• Provides practical tips to aid researchers who work on ionic liquid applications

Section A: General introduction on ionic liquids 1. Introduction to ionic liquids and their environment friendly applications 2. Survey and application of ionic liquids as extraction solvents 3. Ionic liquids and supported ILs as novel materials for organic pollutants removal 4. Production of ionic liquids using renewable sources 5. Environmental toxicity and biodegrability of ionic liquids
Section B: Ionic liquids in pollutants extraction 6. Ionic liquids assisted extraction of metals from electronic waste 7. Ionic liquids for desulfurization 8. Significant applications of polymer ionic liquids in solid phase microextraction 9. Ionic liquids assisted pretreatment of cellulose from waste biomass 10. Task specific ionic liquids for the separation and recovery of rare earth elements 11. Ionic liquids as extraction solvents for dyes removal 12. Ionic liquids for the removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products 13. Ionic liquid membranes for the separation of aromatic pollutants from wastewater
Section C: Ionic liquids for gas separation and energy storage 14. Application of ionic liquids as energy storage materials 15. Ionic liquid membranes for gas separation 16. Task specific ionic liquids for gas permeability 17. Supported ionic liquids for gas separation 18. Ionic liquid supported nanoparticles for gas sensing applications 19. Ionic liquids mediated CO2 conversion
Section D: Ionic liquids for cleaner production 20. Ionic liquids for bioenergy production 21. Recent applications of Ionic liquids in biocatalysis 22. Functionalized ionic liquids for CO2 capture