| Title: | Environmental fate and toxicity of ionic liquids: a review |
| Address: | "Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Chonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.watres.2009.09.030 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-2448 (Electronic) 0043-1354 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Ionic liquids (ILs) are organic salts with low melting point that are being considered as green replacements for industrial volatile organic compounds. The reputation of these solvents as 'environmental friendly' chemicals is based primarily on their negligible vapor pressure. Nonetheless, the solubility of ILs in water and a number of literature documenting toxicity of ILs to aquatic organisms highlight a real cause for concern. The knowledge of ILs behavior in the terrestrial environment, which includes microbial degradation, sorption and desorption, is equally important since both soil and aquatic milieu are possible recipients of IL contamination. This article reviews the achievements and current status of environmental risk assessment of ILs, and hopefully provides insights into this research frontier" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Bacteria/drug effects Biodegradation, Environmental Cytotoxins/analysis/chemistry/toxicity Environmental Pollutants/analysis/chemistry/*toxicity Enzymes/drug effects Eukaryota/drug effects Green Chemistry Technology Invertebrates/drug effects Ioni;" |
| Notes: | "MedlinePham, Thi Phuong Thuy Cho, Chul-Woong Yun, Yeoung-Sang eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 2009/10/27 Water Res. 2010 Jan; 44(2):352-72. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.09.030. Epub 2009 Sep 24" |
