A5083717301- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
- Ionic liquids properties and applications
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
University of Southern California
2022-2024
An experimentally guided, early-stage techno-economic analysis reveals how ionic liquids can be economically adapted at scale through novel recycling methods to unlock their environmental benefits when used as solvents for nanoparticle syntheses.
Industrial applications of ionic liquids (ILs)─solvents that can serve as green alternatives to volatile organic compounds─are often hampered by their high cost. Solvent recycling provides a feasible pathway recover IL solvents reduce lifecycle costs. Herein, we demonstrate continuous microfluidic process purify metal-ion-loaded solvents, wherein Fe(III) ions are extracted from prototypical IL, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BMIM-NTf2), deionized (DI) water...
Recycling ionic liquid (IL) solvents can reduce the lifecycle cost of these expensive solvents. Liquid–liquid extraction is most straightforward approach to purify IL and typically performed with an immiscible washing agent (e.g., water). Herein, we describe a recycling route for water-miscible ILs in which direct usually challenging. We use hydrophobic as accommodating agents draw from aqueous stream. A biphasic slug flow mixed water then separated by using membrane. The be drawn out phase...
Colloidal platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) possess a myriad of technologically relevant applications. A potentially sustainable route to synthesize Pt NPs is