Editorial, J Biocatal Biotransformation Vol: 1 Issue: 1
Ionic liquids, a Potential Solution for Cellulose Processing?
| Ye NI* | |
| School of Biotechnology, the Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China | |
| Corresponding author : Ye NI School of Biotechnology, The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China E-mail:- yni@jiangnan.edu.cn |
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| Received: June 20, 2012 Accepted: June 22, 2012 Published: June 25, 2012 | |
| Citation: Ye NI (2012) Ionic liquids, a Potential Solution for Cellulose Processing? J Biocatal Biotransformation 1:1 doi:10.4172/2324-9099.1000e102 |
Abstract
Ionic liquids (ILs) refer to a group of low-melting–point salts composed entirely of ions. ILs are generally regarded as “designer solvents” due to the vast number of cation and anion combinations equate up to 1012. Interest in these compounds, which are often reputed as the green, biocompatible solvents of the future, is still increasing rapidly due to their near-zero vapor pressure, chemical and thermal stability, and widely tunable properties as regards viscosity, polarity, and hydrogen bond basicity.