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Boelo Schuur1, Thomas Brouwer1, Lisette M J Sprakel1
1Sustainable Process Technology Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands; email: b.schuur@utwente.nl, T.Brouwer@utwente.nl, L.M.J.Sprakel@utwente.nl.
Abstract:
The most important developments in solvent-based fluid separations, separations involving at least one fluid phase, are reviewed. After a brief introduction and discussion on general solvent trends observed in all fields of application, several specific fields are discussed. Important solvent trends include replacement of traditional molecular solvents by ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents and, more recently, increasing discussion around bio-based solvents in some application fields. Furthermore, stimuli-responsive systems are discussed; the most significant developments in this field are seen for CO2-switchable and redox-responsive solvents. Discussed fields of application include hydrocarbons separations, carbon capture, biorefineries, and metals separations. For all but the hydrocarbons separations, newly reported electrochemically mediated separations seem to offer exciting new windows of opportunities.
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