CONTEXT
Imidazolium-based salts and ionic liquids are used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, electronics and composite materials. Despite this high added value, their production process and end-of-life remain problematic because they do not meet the requirements of sustainable development and REACh regulations. Thus, new ecotechnologies must be developed: (i) to produce them in an eco-responsible way from renewable carbonaceous materials and (ii) to recycle them at the end of their life.
DESCRIPTION
To address this challenge, researchers at the ICMuB have designed an eco-innovative process to produce ionic compounds using up to 90% renewable carbonaceous materials. Their work continued with the addition of another new recycling process, which uses only electrons and no other energy or material input. These two eco-technologies thus allow to reduce the cost of the ionic compounds as well as the environmental impact of their life cycle. There are many applications for these eco-designed ionic compounds, such as: - organocatalysts in the synthesis of biodiesel or solvents for non-hazardous and non-flammable paints; - extraction solvents alternative to conventional ones because they are non-VOC and non-flammable, thus without ATEX risk in industry; - compounds for capturing, storing and transporting of CO2 at room temperature, by using a very energy-efficient process than those currently in use.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
MARKETS & APPLICATIONS
RESEARCH TEAM
"Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne" (ICMuB)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
2 Patents registered : WO2016001436 et WO2017009578
TARGET PARTNERSHIP
Patent licensing
R&D collaborations
CONTACT
Yannick CAVALIER
Business Development Manager
+33 (0)7 71 43 86 09
yannick.cavalier@sayens.fr