**4. Conclusion**

In this review we summarized the major solvents that are applied in the cellulose chemistry. The ILs are implemented as new solvents for the dissolution of cellulose and its derivatives having several biological and industrial applications. The cellulose can be modified such as ether, ester, sulfate, amine, hemiacetal, carbanilate, etc., and the resulting material can be used for other applications. The cellulose derivatives can be used for various purposes such as textile, medicine, agriculture, biofuels, etc. In order for ionic liquids to be applied industrially, there are major problems still to be addressed such as:

• Development of the efficient ways to synthesis ionic liquids so that ILs can be available in high quantity.

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**Author details**

Indra Bahadur\* and Ronewa Phadagi

provided the original work is properly cited.

Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Innovation, Modelling Research Focus Area, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture,

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Science and Technology, North-West University, Mmabatho, South Africa

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*Ionic Liquids as Environmental Benign Solvents for Cellulose Chemistry: A Review*

• To do research on IL chemical and toxicological data with cellulose.

• The dissolution mechanism of cellulose with ILs in details.

• The need to do further research in solvent recovery for both ILs and for ILs

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76433*

with a cosolvent.

*Ionic Liquids as Environmental Benign Solvents for Cellulose Chemistry: A Review DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76433*

