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Low‐Transition‐Temperature Mixtures (LTTMs): A New Generation of Designer Solvents
Author(s) -
Francisco María,
van den Bruinhorst Adriaan,
Kroon Maaike C.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201207548
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , eutectic system , mixing (physics) , materials science , process engineering , melting point , chemical engineering , renewable energy , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , chemistry , engineering , composite material , catalysis , physics , alloy , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering
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.