Among the numerous and interesting features of ionic liquids is their ability to form aqueous biphasic systems (ABSs) when combined with inorganic or organic salts in aqueous media. In this work, a wide range of salts was studied, aiming at gathering a detailed picture on the molecular mechanisms that govern the ability of the salt ions to induce the formation of ionic-liquid-based ABSs. For th...

• Biphasic systems were here proposed as enantioseparation platforms for chiral drugs. Two types of biphasic evaluated, the ABS and conventional ELLE. CILs esters tartaric acid used selectors. ELLE best option R / S -PRP resolution. CPC enabled an efficient scale-up developed process. The commercialization drugs is increasing concern in pharmacological field since differences activities enantio...

We have found that 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquids (ILs) can form immiscible liquid mixtures with some polyethylene glycols (PEGs). Binary mixtures of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride with PEG of molecular weight 1500, 2000, or 3400 g mol(-1), or of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride with PEG of molecular weight 2000 or 3400 g mol(-1), have been found to give rise to en...

During the past decade, ionic-liquid-based Aqueous Biphasic Systems (ABS) have been the focus of a significant amount of research. Based on a compilation and analysis of the data hitherto reported, this critical review provides a judicious assessment of the available literature on the subject. We evaluate the quality of the data and establish the main drawbacks found in the literature. We discu...

New polyethylene glycol (PEG)/ionic liquid aqueous biphasic systems (ABS) are presented. Distinct pairs of PEG polymers and ionic liquids can induce phase separation in aqueous media when dissolved at appropriate concentrations. Phase diagrams have been determined for a large array of systems at 298, 308 and 323 K. A comparison of the binodal curves allowed the analysis of the tunable structura...

Two main approaches were combined aiming at evaluating the impact of polyvalent salt cations on the formation of ionic-liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems (ABS): (i) experimental determination of a large array of ternary phase diagrams composed of sodium-, magnesium-, and aluminum-based salts with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium-based ionic liquids and (ii) determination of the ions speciation in...