Evaluation of toxicity and biodegradability of cholinium amino acids ionic liquids.

Cholinium amino acid ionic liquids ([Ch][AA] ILs), which are wholly composed of renewable biomaterials, have recently been demonstrated to have very promising properties for applications in organic synthesis and biomass pretreatment. In this work, the toxicity of these ILs toward enzymes and bacteri...

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Main Authors: Xue-Dan Hou, Qiu-Ping Liu, Thomas J Smith, Ning Li, Min-Hua Zong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3598705?pdf=render