Recovery, Regeneration, and Reutilization Insights Related to New-Generation Solvents
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 2425
Special Issue Editors
Interests: The development of separation and valorization processes using ionic liquids and incoming new generation solvents or residues, mainly in the oil/energy industry, covering basic research, simulation, scale-up and design
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Interests: The development of knowledge and practical applications of ionic liquids (ILs), such as: i) CO2 capture by IL based systems; ii) Treatment of gaseous contaminants by absorption with ILs; iii) Development of advanced nano and micromaterials based on ILs; iv) Recovery and/or removal of ILs contaminating water streams; and v) Integration of molecular and process simulation computational tools for the conceptual design of industrial applications based on ILs
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Interests: The research interests cover i) the CO2 chemical and physical capture with ILs; ii) the development of advanced materials to solve the kinetic restrictions of ILs in absorption operations (ENIL and SILP materials); the conversion of contaminants (CO2 and NO) into value added compounds; iii) the integration of molecular and process simulation computational tools for the conceptual design of new processes based on ILs
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aimed at testing the outstanding properties associated with new-generation solvents (ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, biosolvents, and natural solvents, among other categories identified in the literature), the main field of research is the development of new processes. Overall, new-generation solvents have an active role in the development of catalytic systems in several kinds of homogeneous reactions and in separation processes, covering gases, liquids, and solids. These compounds have shown noticeable features that clearly impact on several parameters of the processes, such as simplified flow diagrams, enhanced energy consumption, better life cycle assessment indicators, and so on. Nevertheless, recovery, regeneration, and reutilization stages are clearly key issues that the research community must evaluate to validate any proposal. To date, the evidence available is insufficient and clearly limits the development of new processes of interest for the industry.
This Special Issue on “Recovery, Regeneration, and Reutilization Insights Related to New-Generation Solvents” aims to collect high-quality research articles addressing recovery, regeneration, and reutilization studies or similar works, including comprehensive review studies in well-explored topics with special general interest. Processes at which recovery, regeneration, and reutilization of new-generation solvents take place can be but are not limited to the following:
- Recovery and reuse of new-generation solvents in homogeneous reactions;
- Extraction and extractive distillation processes using new-generation solvents;
- Absorption and valorization of greenhouse gases using new-generation solvents;
- Biomass pretreatment and fractionation with new-generation solvents;
- Different lab scale uses for specific new-generation solvents.
Dr. Pablo Navarro
Dr. Jesús Lemus
Dr. Rubén Santiago
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Liquid–liquid extraction
- Distillation
- Absorption
- Biomass treatment and fractionation
- Process simulation
- Economic analysis
