Ionic liquids (ILs) are desirable for use in a large number of applications because of their unique properties; however, compositions comprising only a single IL are expensive to synthesize and difficult to purify, and the widely used chloride-based ILs can be toxic and corrosive. Therefore, there is a need for new IL compositions that minimize common disadvantages encountered with single IL composition and synthetic methods which avoid halide intermediates. In this study, IL mixtures, which are chloride-free, were synthesized by a one-pot process, and the mixtures were used to dissolve biopolymers. The synthesized IL mixtures show high capability to dissolve the two exemplary biopolymers, cellulose and chitin.
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