Ionic Liquid-Based Technologies for Environmental Sustainability

Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is currently affiliated with the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at United Arab Emirates University. Previously he was a senior fellow (professor) in the Laboratory of Biocomposites Technology at the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is an eminent scientist with more than twenty years of teaching, and research experience in composite materials. His research interests include hybrid reinforced/filled polymer composites, and advanced materials such as graphene/ nanoclay/fire retardant, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, and the modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibres and solid wood, and nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibres. Akil Ahmad is a Assistant Professor at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia and have seven years of experience as Teaching Fellow, postdoc and six months as Visiting Researcher for Chemical Engineering, Centre of Lipid Engineering and Applied Research, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia. He completed a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (2011) with the topic “Modification of resin for their use in the separation, preconcentration and determination of metal ions” from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India. He has published more than 50 journal articles and book chapters with publishers of international repute. He is an editorial board member of Current World Environment, Sriwijaya Journal of Environment, and Journal of Environmental Science, Computer Science and Engineering & Technology. Dr. A. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy obtained his master’s degree and Ph.D in Chemistry from Sri Venkateswara University, in Tirupati , India. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, at Atria Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India. His current research interests include the development of green ionic liquid-based polymers and polymer composites for the extraction of rare earth and precious metals and removal of metal and organic pollutants. After completion of his Ph.D in 2014, he joined the Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia where he was actively involved in the development of various polymer and non-polymer-based adsorbents for the removal of emerging pollutants in water. In 2018, he moved to the Centre of Research in Ionic Liquids (CORIL), at the Universiti Teknologi Petronas. As a postdoctoral researcher, he has conducted extensive research on the development of Ionic Liquid-based polymers and their application in CO2 capture and separation, dye removal, oil dispersion and recovery of biomolecules through emulsion-based membrane techniques.

Section A: General introduction on ionic liquids 1. Introduction to ionic liquids and their environment friendly applications 2. Survey and application of ionic liquids as extraction solvents 3. Ionic liquids and supported ILs as novel materials for organic pollutants removal 4. Production of ionic liquids using renewable sources 5. Environmental toxicity and biodegrability of ionic liquids

Section B: Ionic liquids in pollutants extraction 6. Ionic liquids assisted extraction of metals from electronic waste 7. Ionic liquids for desulfurization 8. Significant applications of polymer ionic liquids in solid phase microextraction 9. Ionic liquids assisted pretreatment of cellulose from waste biomass 10. Task specific ionic liquids for the separation and recovery of rare earth elements 11. Ionic liquids as extraction solvents for dyes removal 12. Ionic liquids for the removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products 13. Ionic liquid membranes for the separation of aromatic pollutants from wastewater

Section C: Ionic liquids for gas separation and energy storage 14. Application of ionic liquids as energy storage materials 15. Ionic liquid membranes for gas separation 16. Task specific ionic liquids for gas permeability 17. Supported ionic liquids for gas separation 18. Ionic liquid supported nanoparticles for gas sensing applications 19. Ionic liquids mediated CO2 conversion

Section D: Ionic liquids for cleaner production 20. Ionic liquids for bioenergy production 21. Recent applications of Ionic liquids in biocatalysis 22. Functionalized ionic liquids for CO2 capture