Solvent Engineering

This book aims to present the concept of Solvent Engineering within a broad scope, ranging from mixtures of solvents to achieve the desired solvation properties, to stimuli-responsive solvents. It covers diverse aspects such as thermodynamics and transfer phenomena associated with solvent engineering, as well as applications found in recent literature, spanning materials across science, biochemistry, chemistry, and separation and purification processes, among others. Solvent engineering is proposed as an innovative strategy to address environmental concerns related to the use of volatile and toxic solvents. This book highlights efforts to develop engineered solvents that offer more environmentally acceptable alternatives as against those currently in use.

Yaocihuatl Medina-Gonzalez is a CNRS Research Scientist at the Laboratory of the Future and the University of Bordeaux in France. She conducts research in various areas of solvent engineering, including stimuli-responsive solvents for extraction, gas-expanded solvents, and solvents for materials science and environmental applications. She has secured funding from both public and private organizations to support her research, supervised numerous PhD theses, and published a substantial number of scientific articles in high-impact journals.

Preface. Acknowledgements. Solvent Engineering: The Definition. Strategies used in Solvent Engineering. Engineering Aspects of Solvent Engineering. Fields of Application of Solvent Engineering. Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Perform Solvent Engineering. Concluding Remarks. Index.