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Pedro Lozano Rodríguez, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Murcia, publishes Sustainable Catalysis in Ionic Liquids, which gathers the advances on the use of ionic liquids in the development of cleaner chemical processes.
This publication is the result of a project led by the Murcian researcher in which 26 leading authors in the field of sustainable chemistry have collaborated.
According to Lozano, it is an advanced book for researchers and specialists in the sector, but also for master's and doctoral students who want to learn, since it is explained in a more didactic way than in an article.
It is the first time that the professor edits a book in solitary, although previously it published the environmentally friendly book Syntheses Using Ionic Liquids next to other outstanding investigators like Jairton Dupont, Toshiyuki Itoh and Sanjay Malhotra.
The professor, who has recently renewed his position as dean of the Faculty of Chemistry, is a recognized expert in the so-called green chemistry or sustainable chemistry.
This branch of chemistry is directed towards the reduction or elimination of harmful products (for people or for the environment) and the design of products and chemical processes safer and cleaner.
One of the strategies used is to replace the organic solvents used in traditional chemistry with new less polluting solvents, such as ionic liquids, which allow easy recovery and reuse.
These liquids are a good alternative to conventional solvents because they do not evaporate, which facilitates the development of cleaner chemical processes.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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