Accepted Manuscript Brief bibliometric analysis of “ionic liquid” applications and its review as a substitute for common adsorbent modifier for the adsorption of organic pollutants Isiaka A. Lawal, Michael Klink, Patrick Ndungu, Brenda Moodley PII: S0013-9351(19)30257-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.005 Reference: YENRS 8474 To appear in: Environmental Research Received Date: 18 January 2019 Revised Date: 12 April 2019 Accepted Date: 6 May 2019 Please cite this article as: Lawal, I.A., Klink, M., Ndungu, P., Moodley, B., Brief bibliometric analysis of “ionic liquid” applications and its review as a substitute for common adsorbent modifier for the adsorption of organic pollutants, Environmental Research (2019), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.005. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.