Process for treatment of spent ionic liquids

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a process for treatment a spent ionic liquid, comprising: mixing the spent ionic liquid with a first fluid medium and water to obtain slurry comprising a solid fraction and a liquid fraction; separating the solid fraction from slurry to obtain a filtrate and a residue comprising hydrated ionic solids; followed by drying the residue comprising the hydrated ionic solids at a temperature in the range of 60° C. to 120° C. to obtain treated ionic solids; and evaporating the filtrate to recover the fluid medium. The process of the present disclosure further comprises a step of contacting the treated ionic solids with at least one second fluid medium to separate an active ionic liquid.

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