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Dissolution of cork biopolymers in biocompatible ionic liquids

TitleDissolution of cork biopolymers in biocompatible ionic liquids
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsGarcia, H., Ferreira R., Petkovic M., Ferguson J. L., Leitão M. C., Gunaratne H. Q. Nimal, Seddon K. R., Rebelo L. Paulo N. L., Pereira C. Silva, & Leitão M. C.
JournalGreen Chemistry
Volume12
Issue3
Date Published2010///
KeywordsCork, cork biopolymers dissolution, ionic liquids, suberin (voyant)
Abstract

Classically, the best attempts to separate suberin from cork biopolymers have resulted in low efficiency; here, we report a class of biocompatible and biodegradable cholinium-based ionic liquids, the cholinium alkanoates, which show a highly efficient and specific dissolution of the suberin domains from cork biopolymers.
URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B922553Fhttp://xlink.rsc.org/?DOI=b922553f