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Ionic liquid-based green processes for energy production

Year: 2014

Type: review

Abstract: To mitigate the growing pressure on resource depletion and environment degradation, the development of green processes for the production of renewable energy is highly required. As a class of novel and promising media, ionic liquids (ILs) have shown infusive potential applications in energy production. Aiming to offer a critical overview regarding the new challenges and opportunities of ILs for developing green processes of renewable energy, this article emphasises the role of ILs as catalysts, solvents, or electrolytes in three broadly interesting energy production processes from renewable resources, such as CO2 conversion to fuels and fuel additives, biomass pretreatment and conversion to biofuels, as well as solar energy and energy storage. It is expected that this article will stimulate a generation of new ideas and new technologies in IL-based renewable energy production.

Source: Chemical Society Reviews

DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60409h

Authors: Suojiang Zhang, Jian Sun, Xiaochun Zhang, Jiayu Xin, Qingqing Miao, Jianji Wang

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Process Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Henan Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Ionic liquids properties and applications

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Climate action, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2010332252

FWCI: 4.813

Cites: 251

Cited by: 479

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