Deep eutectic solvents for highly efficient separations in oil and gas industries

Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue , 2017, Pages 55-60

  Warrag, Samah E E ^a   Peters, Cor J ^a   Kroon, Maaike C ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTECTICS; SEPARATION; SOLVENTS;

DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS; LIQUID RANGE; LOW VAPOR PRESSURES; LOW-COSTS; LOW-HIGH; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; PROPERTY; RESEARCH FIELDS; SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES; SIMPLE++;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 85017124813     PISSN: 24522236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2017.03.013     Document Type: Review

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