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Cover Feature: Ionic Liquids as Extractants for Nanoplastics (ChemSusChem 20/2020)
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This cover article describes research using ionic liquids as extractants for nanoplastic particles, showing that solvent polarity and ionic liquid properties can tune the extraction efficiency. The visual represents cats interacting with yarn as an analogy for how solvents interact with nanoplastic surfaces.
The Cover Feature shows the interplay of polar, non-polar, and ionic liquid solvents with a polyethylene nanoplastic particle, represented by cats interacting with woolen yarn. Through the solvent, the disentanglement of the nanoplastic and the extraction process can be tuned. More information can be found in the Full Paper by R. Elfgen et al.
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