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Preface
Similia similibus solvuntur – Like dissolves like. Anonymous
This aphorism is used to explain that polar solvents dissolve polar solutes,
whereas non-polar solvents dissolve non-polar solutes. It appeared in the Corpus
Pharmaceutico-Chymico-Medicum Universale in 1711.
Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) are liquid mixtures at ambient conditions, for
which the eutectic point temperature is lower than that of the ideal mixture. Initially
considered as a sub-class of ionic liquids, eutectic mixtures are formed by low cost,
often biodegradable Lewis or Bronsted acids and bases. As a consequence, a large
number of possible deep eutectic solvents can be designed and synthesized for
green chemistry. DES have thus recently attracted academic and industrial interest
for various applications such as metal processing, biomass treatment and pharmaceuticals. Since the expression Deep Eutectic Solvent was coined in Prof. Abbott’s
paper in 2003, the number of related publications has increased exponentially,
reaching about one thousand in 2019. This book gathers contributions by the most
active research groups that use eutectic mixtures for separation, extraction and medical applications. The reader will discover ground-breaking results in different
disciplines.
Preface
Similia similibus solvuntur – Like dissolves like. Anonymous
This aphorism is used to explain that polar solvents dissolve polar solutes,
whereas non-polar solvents dissolve non-polar solutes. It appeared in the Corpus
Pharmaceutico-Chymico-Medicum Universale in 1711.
Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) are liquid mixtures at ambient conditions, for
which the eutectic point temperature is lower than that of the ideal mixture. Initially
considered as a sub-class of ionic liquids, eutectic mixtures are formed by low cost,
often biodegradable Lewis or Bronsted acids and bases. As a consequence, a large
number of possible deep eutectic solvents can be designed and synthesized for
green chemistry. DES have thus recently attracted academic and industrial interest
for various applications such as metal processing, biomass treatment and pharmaceuticals. Since the expression Deep Eutectic Solvent was coined in Prof. Abbott’s
paper in 2003, the number of related publications has increased exponentially,
reaching about one thousand in 2019. This book gathers contributions by the most
active research groups that use eutectic mixtures for separation, extraction and medical applications. The reader will discover ground-breaking results in different
disciplines.