Role of ionic liquids in capillary electrophoresis

Ionic liquids are a very important class of compounds due to their remarkable properties and wide range of applications. On the other hand, Capillary Electrophoresis is also gaining importance in the separation science because of its fast speed and inexpensive nature. The use of ionic liquids in Capillary Electrophoresis is gaining importance continuously. The present review article describes the applications of ionic liquids in Capillary Electrophoresis. This article also describes the general aspects of ionic liquids and Capillary Electrophoresis both. The use of ionic liquids in capillary electrophoresis, optimization of separation, mechanism of separation, the toxicity of ionic liquid, and future perspective have also been discussed. It was observed that much work has not been done in capillary electrophoresis using ionic liquids. It was also realized that the use of ionic liquids in capillary electrophoresis will revolutionize analytical science. Briefly, there is a great need of ionic liquids use in capillary electrophoresis for better and effective separation.