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- Title
Deep Eutectic Solvents in Solar Energy Technologies.
- Authors
Boldrini, Chiara Liliana; Quivelli, Andrea Francesca; Manfredi, Norberto; Capriati, Vito; Abbotto, Alessandro
- Abstract
Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) have been widely used in many fields to exploit their ecofriendly characteristics, from green synthetic procedures to environmentally benign industrial methods. In contrast, their application in emerging solar technologies, where the abundant and clean solar energy is used to properly respond to most important societal needs, is still relatively scarce. This represents a strong limitation since many solar devices make use of polluting or toxic components, thus seriously hampering their eco-friendly nature. Herein, we review the literature, mainly published in the last few years, on the use of DESs in representative solar technologies, from solar plants to last generation photovoltaics, featuring not only their passive role as green solvents, but also their active behavior arising from their peculiar chemical nature. This collection highlights the increasing and valuable role played by DESs in solar technologies, in the fulfillment of green chemistry requirements and for performance enhancement, in particular in terms of long-term temporal stability.
- Subjects
SOLAR technology; SOLAR energy; CLEAN energy; EUTECTICS; SOLVENTS; ENERGY consumption
- Publication
Molecules, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 3, p709
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules27030709