Development of Ionic Liquids as Ideal Green and Economical Solvents in Metallic Mineral Extraction Applications: A Review Andika Purnama Shidiq, Asep Kadarrohman, Ahmad Mudzakir*
Department Of Chemistry, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract
This article aims to present a comprehensive study of the application of ionic liquids as an ideal green and economical solvent in metal mineral processing. As promising solvents, Ionic Liquids (ILs) have long been developed and explored by various academic circles and the industrial community. The advantage of ILs solvents that each component can be engineered provides a great opportunity to be able to adjust its characteristics and properties according to needs. Some of the characteristics of ILs such as low price, non-toxic, recyclable, easily biodegradable and ease of access to raw materials have great potential for use in various fields of application. Processing of metal minerals is one of the fields of application of ILs that has been widely reported and has answered various waste problems related to solvents in various industries.
