Energy is one of the world's most challenging issues. 1 The production of low-carbon energy
has considerable global influence on social, economic, and environmental development. 2 …

Ionic liquids are salts with a low melting point (below 100 C). 1-6 Several types of ionic
liquids are liquid at room temperature (room-temperature ionic liquids or RTILs). The cations …

Hydrometallurgy lies at the heart of many industrial processes and is the source of a large
volume of aqueous waste. Treating dilute streams of acidic and basic by-products is both …

The unique physicochemical properties of ionic liquids (ILs) and the relative ease with which
these properties can be fine‐tuned by altering the cationic or anionic moieties comprising …

The efficient development of selective materials for the recovery of uranium from nuclear
waste and seawater is necessary for their potential application in nuclear fuel and the …

An ionic liquid/aqueous two‐phase system based on the hydrophilic ionic liquid 1‐butyl‐3‐
methylimidazolium chloride (BmimCl) and K2HPO4 has been employed for direct extraction …

Studies on the extraction of actinide ions from radioactive feeds have great relevance in
nuclear fuel cycle activities, mainly in the back end processes focused on reprocessing and …

Applicability of room temperature liquids (RTILs) as diluents in the solvent extraction of f-
elements is reviewed. Characteristics of selected RTILs, important for such an application …

Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) are receiving increased attention for possible
applications in nuclear fuel cycle. RTILs are being investigated as possible substitutes to …

Ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BmimPF6), as a green
solvent, was successfully used for the direct extraction of dsDNA. The extraction efficiency …