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Functionally Modified Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents for Extraction and Removal of Toxic Metal Ions from Contaminated Water

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Ionic liquids are those ionic compounds which are liquid below 100 °C and are a combination of organic cations and inorganic/organic anions. They have wide potential to be used as solvents, extraction systems especially for biomedical applications. The past two decades have witnessed exponential rise in publications wherein ionic liquids have found applications in metal ion detection by coordination. This overview gives you a brief insight into the use of different ionic liquids for metal ion analysis.

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Abbreviations

A:

Anion

BF4−:

Tetrafluoroborate

Bu:

Butyl group

°C:

Degree centigrade

EDTA:

Ethylenediaminetetraacetate

[Hbet][Tf2N]:

Betanium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide

PF6−:

Hexafluorophosphate

R:

Alkyl group

Tf2N−:

Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide anion

X−:

Halide ion

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    Parveen Saini, Jandeep Singh & Harminder Singh

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  3. Department of Chemistry, Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, India

    Gurpreet Kaur

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Saini, P., Kaur, G., Singh, J., Singh, H. (2022). Functionally Modified Ionic Liquids as Green Solvents for Extraction and Removal of Toxic Metal Ions from Contaminated Water. In: El-Maghrabey, M.H., Sivasankar, V., El-Shaheny, R.N. (eds) Green Chemical Analysis and Sample Preparations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96534-1_8

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