Ionic liquids1 are substances that are completely composed of ions and are liquid at or close
to room temperature. Interest in these compounds, often heralded as the green, high-tech …

Ionic liquids (ILs), considered to be a relatively recent magical chemical due their unique
properties, have a large variety of applications in all areas of the chemical industries. The …

Glycerol conversion into chemicals and fuel additives is pursued to valorise a burgeoning by-
product in the bioenergy sector. To this aim, heterogeneous catalysts have been developed …

Maintaining the high standards that made the previous editions such well-respected and
widely used references, Food Lipids: Chemistry, Nutrition, and Biotechnology, Fourth Edition …

Previously we have shown that supercritical carbon dioxide can be used to extract organics
from ionic liquids (ILs). Subsequently, ionic liquids/carbon dioxide biphasic solutions have …

Previously we showed that CO2 could be used to extract organic molecules from ionic
liquids without contamination of the ionic liquid. Consequently a number of other groups …

Gaseous carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption measurements in ln-butyl-3-methylimidazolium
hexafluorophosphate ([bmim][PF6]) and ln-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate …

Increasing ecological concerns alongside with economical considerations have triggered
research into greener catalytic applications for quite some time. Green chemistry has …

The lipase from Rhizomucor miehei (formerly Mucor miehei)(RML) is a commercially
available enzyme in both soluble and immobilized form with very high activity and good …

In recent years, green chemistry has become an area of significant research interest. It is
best defined as “the utilization of a set of principles that reduces or eliminates the use or …