title: Homogeneous liquid-liquid extraction of metal ions with non-fluorinated bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate ionic liquids having a lower critical solution temperature in combination with water.
abstract: Ionic liquids with an ether-functionalised cation and the bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate anion show thermomorphic behaviour in water, with a lower critical solution temperature. These ionic liquids are useful for homogeneous liquid-liquid extraction of first-row (3d) transition metals.
authors.affiliation: KU Leuven, Department of Chemistry, Celestijnenlaan 200F, P.O. Box 2404, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium. Koen.Binnemans@chem.kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Depuydt
authors.forename: Liwang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Christ
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Glorieux
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dehaen
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Binnemans