title: Ionic liquids and cellulose: dissolution, chemical modification and preparation of new cellulosic materials.
abstract: Due to its abundance and a wide range of beneficial physical and chemical properties, cellulose has become very popular in order to produce materials for various applications. This review summarizes the recent advances in the development of new cellulose materials and technologies using ionic liquids. Dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids has been used to develop new processing technologies, cellulose functionalization methods and new cellulose materials including blends, composites, fibers and ion gels.
authors.affiliation: POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain. isik.mehmet@ehu.es.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.affiliation: POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain. haritz.sardon@ehu.es.
authors.forename: Haritz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sardon
authors.affiliation: POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain. david.mecerreyes@ehu.es.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mecerreyes
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids; D002482:Cellulose