Low‐Melting Mixture Solvents (LoMMSs): The Game‐Changing Third‐Generation Novel Green Solvents
Yu Chen, Zhenghui Liu, Yuqing Zhang, Xuemin JingABSTRACT
Low‐melting mixture solvents (LoMMSs) were proposed in 2023 by Yu's group at Tsinghua University as the third generation of novel green solvents, representing a major advance following ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents. However, there is no review about LoMMSs up to now. Here, we for the first time provide a concise summary on the basics of LoMMSs, physical properties, and their application in lithium‐ion battery recycling and biomass utilization for the purpose of enriching green solvents and green chemistry. The contents of this review mainly include: (1) LoMMSs as a new generation of green solvents, (2) fundamentals of LoMMSs, (3) physical properties of LoMMSs, (4) typical application of LoMMSs in lithium‐ion battery recovery and biomass utilization, (5) transition from LoMMSs to low‐melting chemical solvents (LoMCSs) formed by chemical reactions of multiple components, (6) limitation and future challenge.