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- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2011 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
- ISSN
- 1947-5438
- eISSN
- 1947-5446
- DOI
- 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-061010-114221
- pmid
- 22432616
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
We discuss novel solvents that improve the sustainability of various chemical reactions and processes. These alternative solvents include organic-aqueous tunable solvents; near-critical water; switchable piperylene sulfone, a volatile dimethylsulfoxide substitute; and reversible ionic liquids. These solvents are advantageous to a wide variety of reactions because they reduce waste and energy demand by coupling homogeneous reactions with heterogeneous separations, acting as in situ acid or base catalysts, and providing simple and efficient postreaction separations.
Journal
Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering – Annual Reviews
Published: Jul 15, 2011