This project aims to combine two very interesting and emerging disciplines viz. Ionic Liquids (ILs) and Gas Hydrates (GHs) technology to produce novel biocompatible systems to address the existing major energy and environmental issues such as flow assurance ? one of the major problems for oil/gas industries; one of the European societal challenges indicated in H2020 program such as clean energy (transportation/storage) and one of the major challenge for climate change: CO2 capture. GHs are ice like crystalline solids, which can be synthesized in the laboratory in presence of appropriate gas molecules (e.g. methane, CO2, propane etc.) mixed with water at low temperature and moderate pressures. ILs are novel class of chemicals with some remarkable properties and designer nature to tailor them for a particular application. In this project, we aim to design and synthesize amino acid based ILs (AAILs), which are known to be non-toxic and biocompatible - a big advantage in itself. We will incorporate the functionalities (e.g. enhanced hydrogen bonding capacity, interfacial reduction or micelle formation ability etc.) within the AAILs for desired applications. On one hand, if the additive (AAIL) works as gas hydrate inhibitor, it is immensely useful for the oil/gas industry to mitigate the flow assurance issue; whereas on the other hand if the added AAIL promote the rate of formation of gas hydrates; it will have the possibility for application in energy storage, separation science and CO2 capture. This project will open up the doors to develop safe and secure environmental friendly hydrate based technology for useful societal and commercial challenges with the help of smart and renewable materials viz. AAILs.