TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of deep eutectic solvents in water treatment processes
T2 - A review
AU - Chabib, Chahd Maher
AU - Ali, Jisha Kuttiani
AU - Jaoude, Maguy Abi
AU - Alhseinat, Emad
AU - Adeyemi, Idowu A.
AU - Al Nashef, Inas M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial and logistical support of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Khalifa University under Award No KUX-8434000397 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Over the past decade, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have gathered considerable attention in the research for functional and green solvents. The significant focus on the utilization of DESs can be attributed to their economic benefits over ionic liquids (ILs), practical usage through their flexible design, and environmental safety linked to their potential biodegradability and low toxicity, as well as low vapor pressure. Since their development in 2003, DESs have proved to offer tremendous opportunities, opening new perspectives as novel and refined materials. To date, significant advances have been achieved in the synthesis and applications of DESs, with more than ten thousand journal papers documented on this topic across different scientific fields. In particular, the use of DESs in water and wastewater treatment has rapidly emerged as a promising application area for advancing industrial and analytical processes given their beneficial and unique physicochemical properties. This review surveys the state-of-the-art on the application of different classes of DESs in water purification treatment, focusing on membrane separation, and microscale extraction processes. The current problems in the integration of DESs in water treatment processes and technologies are mentioned, and potential research directions to address the challenges are recommended.
AB - Over the past decade, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have gathered considerable attention in the research for functional and green solvents. The significant focus on the utilization of DESs can be attributed to their economic benefits over ionic liquids (ILs), practical usage through their flexible design, and environmental safety linked to their potential biodegradability and low toxicity, as well as low vapor pressure. Since their development in 2003, DESs have proved to offer tremendous opportunities, opening new perspectives as novel and refined materials. To date, significant advances have been achieved in the synthesis and applications of DESs, with more than ten thousand journal papers documented on this topic across different scientific fields. In particular, the use of DESs in water and wastewater treatment has rapidly emerged as a promising application area for advancing industrial and analytical processes given their beneficial and unique physicochemical properties. This review surveys the state-of-the-art on the application of different classes of DESs in water purification treatment, focusing on membrane separation, and microscale extraction processes. The current problems in the integration of DESs in water treatment processes and technologies are mentioned, and potential research directions to address the challenges are recommended.
KW - Deep eutectic solvents
KW - Green solvents
KW - Pollutant extraction
KW - Water treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102663
DO - 10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102663
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85125127504
SN - 2214-7144
VL - 47
JO - Journal of Water Process Engineering
JF - Journal of Water Process Engineering
M1 - 102663
ER -
