Although ionic liquids have only been studied in depth during the last decades, the field is now maturing to such a degree that the focus is on larger scale app

Due to their distinctive properties, ionic liquids have attracted the great and unflagging interest of researchers for over 30 years. This interest has been foc

In recent years the choice of a given solvent for performing a reaction has become increasingly important. More and more, selective reagents are used for chemic

This book provides an overview of the current and emerging industrial applications of ionic liquids, covering the core processes, the practical implementation a

Many thanks to the authors for high quality chapters and to the referees for helping improve the manuscripts. The book is interdisciplinary, it covers fields fr