Environmental Impact of Ionic Liquids: Recent Advances in (Eco)toxicology and (Bio)degradability

This Review aims to integrate the most recent and pertinent data available on the (bio)degradability and toxicity of ionic liquids for global and critical analysis and on the conscious use of these compounds on a large scale thereafter. The integrated data will enable focus on the recognition of tox...

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Published in:ChemSusChem 2017-06, Vol.10 (11), p.2321-2347
Main Authors: Costa, Susana P. F., Azevedo, Ana M. O., Pinto, Paula C. A. G., Saraiva, M. Lúcia M. F. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adsorption
Biodegradation, Environmental
Communities
computational chemistry
Degradation
Discharge
Environment
environmental chemistry
Environmental impact
Environmental Pollutants
Green Chemistry Technology - trends
Ionic Liquids
Ions
Recognition
Safety
Solvents
structure–activity relationships
Toxicity
Toxicology
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Summary:This Review aims to integrate the most recent and pertinent data available on the (bio)degradability and toxicity of ionic liquids for global and critical analysis and on the conscious use of these compounds on a large scale thereafter. The integrated data will enable focus on the recognition of toxicophores and on the way the community has been dealing with them, with the aim to obtain greener and safer ionic liquids. Also, an update of the most recent biotic and abiotic methods developed to overcome some of these challenging issues will be presented. The review structure aims to present a potential sequence of events that can occur upon discharging ionic liquids into the environment and the potential long‐term consequences. Breaking it down: This Review aims to integrate the most recent and pertinent data available on the biodegradability and ecotoxicity of ionic liquids. A critical analysis of new developed methods to enhance the degradability of ionic liquids and their removal from wastewater is also presented.
ISSN:1864-5631
1864-564X
DOI:10.1002/cssc.201700261