Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Water Process Engineering, cilt.68, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Liquid membranes are an effective method for the separation of various chemical materials in aqueous media. Ionic liquids have emerged in recent years as environmentally friendly alternative solvents for separation processes. The remarkable features of ionic liquids like negligible vapor pressure, high stability, liquid at room temperature, tunable structure and properties, and versatile operations have rapidly spiked research on the application of ionic liquids to various membranes processes. They are therefore potential solvents to design novel advanced separation processes. In this regard, liquid membranes based on ionic liquids, denoted as ionic liquid membranes, emerge as a strong contender. This paper focuses on the possibility of separating various materials using ionic liquid membranes and provides insights of ionic liquid membrane applications for various chemical separations. Ionic liquid membranes have been used lately for the separation of various chemical compounds from aqueous media, such as phenols, drugs, metals, dyes, amino acids, carboxylic acids, pesticides, hydrocarbons, and gas mixtures. They resulted in a very high percentage removal (up to 99.5 %) from aqueous solutions. It was concluded that the hydrophobic effect and the hydrogen bond of ionic liquids play an important role in the separation performance. These results will also contribute to the choice of ionic liquids for higher removal efficiency and the design of novel ionic liquid membranes for specific target substances.