Imidazolium and pyridinium ionic liquids from mandelic acid derivatives: Synthesis and bacteria and algae toxicity evaluation

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 393-402

  Ventura, Sónia P M ^a   Gurbisz, Monika ^b   Ghavre, Mukund ^b,c   Ferreira, Fábio M M ^a   Gonçalves, Fernando ^d   Beadham, Ian ^b   Quilty, Brid ^b   Coutinho, João A P ^a   Gathergood, Nicholas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacterial toxicity; Freshwater green algal toxicity; Ionic liquids; Mandelic acid; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALGAL TOXICITY; BACTERIA STRAIN; IONIC LIQUID (ILS); MANDELIC ACID; PYRIDINIUM IONIC LIQUID; PYRIDINIUM SALTS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ALGAE; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; IONIC LIQUIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WATER;

TOXICITY;

EID: 84884212653     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc3001299     Document Type: Article

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