The 5 th Asian-Pacific Conference on Ionic Liquids and Green Processes (APCIL-5) & 2 nd Joint Symposium of Korea-Japan-China on ionic liquids, which will be held on October 26 - 29, 2016 in Zhejiang Narada Grand Hotel, Hangzhou, which is a key scenic tourism and historical culture city in China. The main theme of the APCIL-5 is Ionic Liquids: Green Energy, Environment & Materials.

APCIL is held every two years. The first one was held in Beijing in 2008, with the 2nd one held in Dalian in 2010, the 3rd one in Beijing in 2012, the 4th one in Sydney in 2014 and the 5 th one will be held in Hangzhou in 2016. The scientific theme of APCIL encompasses not only breakthroughs in fundamental researches but also progresses in industrial application.