Modern societies produce large amounts of waste of many different types. This presents a problem in terms of management or disposal to prevent harm to human health and the environment. Additionally it represents a loss of potentially useful resources. In the circular economy concept nothing would ever become waste because everything would be re-usable or its components recoverable. Ionic liquids provide a potential route for valorisation of different waste types, paving the way for a circular economy and a more sustainable world.

Covering various types of waste, including municipal, industrial, electronic, and medical, while addressing patented and commercial applications, this book aims to deliver a comprehensive, but also critical, perspective on the application of ionic liquids towards waste valorisation.

Waste Valorisation Using Ionic Liquids will be a useful resource for academic and industrial players, in the fields of chemistry, chemical and environmental engineering, and biotechnology, as well as anyone working on waste management and resource recovery.

Francisca A. e Silva is currently a Researcher at CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Chemistry Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal. She completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering with honor at University of Aveiro in 2018, also being awarded the "Best PhD thesis in Chemical Engineering" by the Iberoamerican Congress in Chemical Engineering. During the PhD, she spent three months abroad at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, under the scientific guidance of Dr. R. D. Rogers. She is author/coauthor of +20 articles and 1 encyclopedia entry. She has attended several national and international conferences and meetings, contributing with +50 oral and poster communications. Her research is mainly centered on the use of ionic liquids for the development of sustainable purification processes towards environmental and health applications.