Ionic liquids have emerged as versatile and sustainable solvents in the arena of liquid–liquid extraction and separation processes. Their unique properties—such as negligible vapour pressure, high ...

The extraction of critical metal ions, particularly lanthanides and actinides, is a topic of considerable importance given their applications in energy production, recycling, and nuclear waste ...

In a milestone for the industrialization of ionic liquids, Chevron has started up an alkylation unit at its Salt Lake City refinery that uses an ionic liquid catalyst instead of the traditional ...

A rocky landscape with a lake reflecting a yellow star in a purplish sky with clouds. An illustration of exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star in the star’s habitable zone, ...