Ionic Liquid–Liquid Chromatography: A Novel Separation Method

Abstract

There is a wide selection of ionic liquidIonic liquid/(water/organic solventsSolvents) biphasic mixturesBiphasic mixtures. These mixtures could be utilized for liquid–liquid extractionsLiquid-liquid extractionsin countercurrent chromatography for the separation of organic, inorganic, and bio-based materials. A customized countercurrent chromatography has been designed and constructed specifically to adapt to the more viscous character of ionic liquidIonic liquid-based solventSolventsystems to be used in a broad variety of separationsSeparations(including transition metal salts, arenesArenes, alkenesAlkenes, alkanesAlkanes, bio-oilsBio-oils, and sugarsSugars).