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Journal of Polymer & Composites Original Research Special issue

Sustainable Green Solvents: Ionic Liquid-Based Hydrogels

  1. Nidhi Jain Department of Engineering Science, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Lavale, Pune
  2. Sonali Bhosle Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, Army Institute of Technology, Dighi Hills, Pune
  3. Smita Suhane Department of Engineering, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune
  4. Seema Tiwari Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, Army Institute of Technology, Dighi Hills, Pune
  5. Nidhi Yadav Department of Electronics and Telecommunication, Army Institute of Technology, Dighi Hills, Pune

Abstract

Green solvents have been widely used in a wide range of applications, such as catalysis, separation sciences, energy storage and pharmaceutical applications. The main ingredient in the collection of the environmentally benign reagents is ionic liquids (ILs). Ionic liquid-based hydrogels are being used in the biological sciences and medicinal chemistry fields because of their excellent biocompatibility and biosafety features. The versatility of ionic liquids is great, as they can be formulated as membranes, surfactants, polymers or monomers. Due to the increased demand for sanitary, practical, and sustainable energy technology, energy emission monitoring is currently considered an object of study for the study of gels synthesized through ionic liquids. This fixation is particularly pronounced in the development of systems for energy storage which are subject to fluctuating operational conditions. The present review deals extensively with these areas, analyzing many of the procedures using ionic liquid ingredients. Illustrates the various application of Ionic liquid-based hydrogel for Storage and conversion of energy at Solar Cell Applications, Electrochromic Devices, Environmental and Catalysis Applications. Biomedical Applications of Ionic Liquid-Based Hydrogels such as Antimicrobial Properties, Drug Delivery Hemostasis, and Adhesion Wound Healing and also discussed briefly in the research paper. It also throws light on sustainable green solvents-Ionics liquids-based Hydrogels and its application in various fields.

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