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Ionic Liquids/Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Advantageous Biphasic Systems in Enzymatic Synthesis

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Ionic liquids/supercritical carbon dioxide (ILs/scCO2) biphasic systems have recently proved as interesting clean alternatives to classical organic solvents in enzymatic synthesis. The success of IL/scCO2 biphasic systems is based on the fact that ILs provide an adequate microenvironment for the catalytic activity of the enzyme, while supercritical carbon dioxide acts as extracting phase, making possible the easy recovery of the products. This new methodology avoids the use of volatile organic solvents and hence is considered as a green technology. In this chapter, the properties of ionic liquids/supercritical carbon dioxide biphasic systems for enzymatic applications have been examined.

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This work was partially supported by the MICINN ENE2010-18687 and SENECA Foundation 15260/PI/10 grants.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Campus La Muralla, C/ Doctor Fleming S/N, E–30202, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

    A. P. de los Ríos, F. J. Hernández-Fernández, L. J. Lozano & C. Godínez

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  1. Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, India

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de los Ríos, A.P., Hernández-Fernández, F.J., Lozano, L.J., Godínez, C. (2012). Ionic Liquids/Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Advantageous Biphasic Systems in Enzymatic Synthesis. In: Mohammad, A., Inamuddin, D. (eds) Green Solvents II. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2891-2_8

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