Accepted Manuscript Investigation of ionic liquids as a pretreatment solvent for extraction of collagen biopolymer from waste fish scales using COSMO-RS and experiment Nawshad Muhammad, Girma Gonfa, Abdur Rahim, Pervaiz Ahmad, Farasat Iqbal, Faiza Sharif, Amir Sada Khan, Farman Ullah Khan, Zia UL Haq Khan, Fozia Rehman, Ihtesham Ur Rehman PII: S0167-7322(16)33974-5 DOI: doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.02.083 Reference: MOLLIQ 6996 To appear in: Journal of Molecular Liquids Received date: 10 December 2016 Revised date: 24 January 2017 Accepted date: 21 February 2017 Please cite this article as: Nawshad Muhammad, Girma Gonfa, Abdur Rahim, Pervaiz Ahmad, Farasat Iqbal, Faiza Sharif, Amir Sada Khan, Farman Ullah Khan, Zia UL Haq Khan, Fozia Rehman, Ihtesham Ur Rehman , Investigation of ionic liquids as a pretreatment solvent for extraction of collagen biopolymer from waste fish scales using COSMO-RS and experiment. The address for the corresponding author was captured as affiliation for all authors. Please check if appropriate. Molliq(2017), doi: 10.1016/ j.molliq.2017.02.083 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.