Low‐Transition‐Temperature Mixtures (LTTMs): A New Generation of Designer Solvents |
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Authors: | Dr María Francisco MSc Adriaan van?den?Bruinhorst Prof?Dr Maaike C Kroon |
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Institution: | 1. Dept. Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, STO 1.21 (The Netherlands);2. Dept. Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ, P.O. Box 513, STO 1.22, Eindhoven (The Netherlands) http://www.tue.nl |
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Abstract: | A new generation of designer solvents emerged in the last decade as promising green media for multiple applications, including separation processes: the low‐transition‐temperature mixtures (LTTMs). They can be prepared by mixing natural high‐melting‐point starting materials, which form a liquid by hydrogen‐bond interactions. Among them, deep‐eutectic solvents (DESs) were presented as promising alternatives to conventional ionic liquids (ILs). Some limitations of ILs are overcome by LTTMs, which are cheap and easy to prepare from natural and readily available starting materials, biodegradable, and renewable. |
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Keywords: | deep‐eutectic solvents green solvents hydrogen bonds separation processes solvent design |
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