DocumentCode
1909199
Title
Toxicity of Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids to Industrial Wastewater Treatment Bacteria
Author
Azimova, M.A. ; Morton, S.A., III ; Frymier, P.D.
Author_Institution
Lafayette College, Department of Chemical Engineering, Easton, PA 18042
fYear
2006
fDate
01-02 April 2006
Firstpage
11
Lastpage
12
Abstract
A series of experiments have been conducted using relevant assays to estimate the toxicity of selected imidazolium-based ionic liquids. Our results show that these compounds will be toxic to wastewater treatment bacteria. A discussion of new developments will also be covered.
Keywords
Chemical engineering; Educational institutions; Liquids; Microorganisms; Organic compounds; Solvents; Testing; Thermal conductivity; Thermal stability; Wastewater treatment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 2006. Proceedings of the IEEE 32nd Annual Northeast
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9563-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.2006.1629727
Filename
1629727
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