History repeats itself again: Will the mistakes of the past for ILs be repeated for DESs? From being considered ionic liquids to becoming their alternative: The …

J Afonso, A Mezzetta, IM Marrucho, L Guazzelli - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The establishment of the place of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) as a new class of green
solvents was essentially grounded on naïve comparisons with Ionic Liquids (ILs), since both …

[HTML][HTML] Lignocellulose pretreatment by deep eutectic solvents and related technologies: a review

P Li, C Yang, Z Jiang, Y **, W Wu - Journal of Bioresources and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose is the main component of plants and has a wide range of sources. The high-
value production of lignocellulose lies in the biorefinery of lignin, cellulose and …

Production of hierarchical porous bio‑carbon based on deep eutectic solvent fractionated lignin nanoparticles for high-performance supercapacitor

M Xu, X Zhu, Y Lai, A **a, Y Huang, X Zhu, Q Liao - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Owing to the low synthetic cost, low toxicity for most types and outstanding lignin solubility,
deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have been recently exploited in fractionation of lignocellulosic …

Kamlet–taft parameters of deep eutectic solvents and their relationship with dissolution of main lignocellulosic components

L Zhang, H Yu, S Liu, Y Wang, T Mu… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have attracted significant interest in dissolving lignocellulosic
components. However, revealing the relationship between the solvation properties of DESs …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of physicochemical and thermal properties of choline chloride and betaine-based deep eutectic solvents: The influence of hydrogen bond …

A Mero, S Koutsoumpos, P Giannios, I Stavrakas… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Within the green chemistry area, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are playing an increasingly
prominent role thanks to their intriguing physicochemical properties. However, a …

Are natural deep eutectic solvents always a sustainable option? A bioassay-based study

M Vieira Sanches, R Freitas, M Oliva, A Mero… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The traditional use of organic solvents in various branches of industry is being rethought as
these compounds very often display high volatility, toxicity and lipophilicity (related to the …

Combining acid-based deep eutectic solvents and microwave irradiation for improved chestnut shell waste valorization

J González-Rivera, A Mero, E Husanu, A Mezzetta… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A microwave (MW)/deep eutectic solvent (DES)-assisted (MWDA) extraction process for
obtaining value-added compounds from chestnut shell waste (CSW) is presented. DESs …

The dawn of aqueous deep eutectic solvents for lignin extraction

M Hu, Y Yu, X Li, X Wang, Y Liu - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin, the most abundant renewable aromatic compound, finds diverse applications across
various sectors, including environmental, energy, catalytic, and pharmaceutical industries …

Fabricating lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils with unique properties from agricultural residues with assistance of deep eutectic solvents

X Li, C Ning, L Li, W Liu, Q Ren, Q Hou - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass-derived nanocellulose has been attracting more and more
attentions due to its distinguished advantages and various applications, but its development …

Radical-mediated thiol–ene 'click'reactions in deep eutectic solvents for bioconjugation

MD Nolan, A Mezzetta, L Guazzelli, EM Scanlan - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we report the first application of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) in radical-mediated
hydrothiolation reactions. Under UV and atmospheric-oxygen mediated conditions, the thiol …