Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid-Based Solvent Systems
College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Molecules 2017, 22(3), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22030490
Received: 10 January 2017
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Revised: 15 March 2017
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Accepted: 16 March 2017
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Published: 20 March 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Synthesis, Materials and Energy)
Pretreatment is very important for the efficient production of value-added products from lignocellulosic biomass. However, traditional pretreatment methods have several disadvantages, including low efficiency and high pollution. This article gives an overview on the applications of ionic liquids (ILs) and IL-based solvent systems in the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. It is divided into three parts: the first deals with the dissolution of biomass in ILs and IL-based solvent systems; the second focuses on the fractionation of biomass using ILs and IL-based solvent systems as solvents; the third emphasizes the enzymatic saccharification of biomass after pretreatment with ILs and IL-based solvent systems.
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Keywords:
ionic liquids; biomass; dissolution; pretreatment; fractionation; enzymatic saccharification
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Hou, Q.; Ju, M.; Li, W.; Liu, L.; Chen, Y.; Yang, Q. Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid-Based Solvent Systems. Molecules 2017, 22, 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22030490
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Hou Q, Ju M, Li W, Liu L, Chen Y, Yang Q. Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid-Based Solvent Systems. Molecules. 2017; 22(3):490. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22030490
Chicago/Turabian StyleHou, Qidong, Meiting Ju, Weizun Li, Le Liu, Yu Chen, and Qian Yang. 2017. "Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Ionic Liquids and Ionic Liquid-Based Solvent Systems" Molecules 22, no. 3: 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22030490
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