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 Ionic liquids are receiving an upsurge of interest as green solvents; primarily as replacements for conventional media in chemical processes. This review presents an overview of the chemistry that has been developed utilising ionic liquids as either catalyst and/or solvent, with particular emphasis on processes that have been taken beyond the pre-competetive laboratory stage and represent clean industrial technology with significant cost and enviromental benefits.

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  1. The QUILL Centre, The Queen's University of Belfast Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AG UK e-mail: J.Holbrey@qub.ac.uk http://www.ch.qub.ac.uk/staff/personal/krs e-mail: K.Seddon@qub.ac.uk, , , , , , GB

    J. D. Holbrey & K. R. Seddon

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Received: 14 May 1999 / Accepted: 10 July 1999

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Holbrey, J., Seddon, K. Ionic Liquids. Clean Products and Processes 1, 223–236 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100980050036

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