Ionic liquids in green analytical chemistry—are they that good and green enough?

The widespread use of ionic liquids (ILs) as greener solvents in analytical sciences, especially in sample pretreatment, has focused attention on exploiting their enormous potential, not only on eliminating and improving the drawbacks faced by scientists. These ionic compounds with unique physicoche...

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Published in:Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2024-04, Vol.416 (9), p.2023-2029
Main Authors: Ražić, Slavica, Gadžurić, Slobodan, Trtić-Petrović, Tatjana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Advances in (Bio-)Analytical Chemistry: Reviews and Trends Collection 2024
Analytical Chemistry
Analytical methods
Anions
area
Biochemistry
Carbon
Cations
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chromatography
Crystallization
Feature Article
fields
Food Science
green leafy vegetables
Ionic liquids
Laboratory Medicine
Mass spectrometry
Mathematical analysis
Membrane separation
Methods
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
objectives
Pharmacy
Physicochemical properties
Reproducibility
Sample preparation
sampling
Scientific imaging
Solvents
Toxicity
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Summary:The widespread use of ionic liquids (ILs) as greener solvents in analytical sciences, especially in sample pretreatment, has focused attention on exploiting their enormous potential, not only on eliminating and improving the drawbacks faced by scientists. These ionic compounds with unique physicochemical properties can be tuned through smart synthesis, combining cations and anions, so that the compound exhibits excellent properties for its intended purpose. Ionic liquids are rightly referred to as designer solvents. Validation of a newly proposed analytical methods using ionic liquids, either in sample preparation or in further analysis, is a critical process to demonstrate that a particular analytical method is fit for purpose and provides reliable and accurate results. In addition, this article specially addressed the potential toxicity of ionic liquids with the modest goal of assisting researchers in this field by expanding their target areas. Graphical Abstract
ISSN:1618-2642
1618-2650
1618-2650
DOI:10.1007/s00216-023-05045-3