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Terrestrial Toxicity of Ionic Liquids

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Introduction

Ionic liquids (ILs) consist large organic cation and organic or inorganic anions [1]. ILs have great potential application value in industrial due to their unique physiochemical properties [2,3,4,5].

As mentioned in the literature [6], ILs may be harmful to soil ecosystems. Thus, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the terrestrial toxicity of ILs, and the prudent use of ILs is essential.

Zhang et al. [7] stated that the biodegradability of ionic liquids is progress to eliminate harmful ILs from the environment and is an important indicator to evaluate environmental safety. Zhang et al. [8] stated the stability of ionic liquids varied with different types of anions and cations. Researches [9,10,11,12,13] showed that imidazolium-based and pyridinium-based ILs were stable in the test periods. Peric et al. [11, 12] hypothesized that protic ILs (PILs) had the potential biodegradable capacity in soil. The mode of toxic action (MOA) of IL toxic effects may be their...

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Zhu, L., Zhang, C., Wang, J., Du, Z. (2019). Terrestrial Toxicity of Ionic Liquids. In: Zhang, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ionic Liquids. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6739-6_68-1

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