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Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass using ionic liquids: wheat straw fractionation.

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The method developed and described here allows the separation into high purity carbohydrate and lignin fractions and permits an efficient IL recovery and a versatility of the established method was confirmed by the IL reuse.
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This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2013-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 254 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cellulose & Fractionation.

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Catalytic Transformation of Lignocellulose into Chemicals and Fuel Products in Ionic Liquids

TL;DR: This review focuses on the catalytic chemical conversion of lignocellulose and its primary ingredients into value-added chemicals and fuel products using ILs as the reaction media.
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Lignin transformations for high value applications: towards targeted modifications using green chemistry

TL;DR: In this article, the most promising current routes towards fractionation and/or depolymerization of lignin are reviewed, and challenges for integrated biorefineries and for launching new Lignin-based compounds and products are discussed.
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Ionic liquids and deep eutectic mixtures: sustainable solvents for extraction processes

TL;DR: In this article, the applicability of ionic liquids and deep eutectic mixtures in a variety of extraction techniques, including but not limited to liquid-and solid-phase (micro) extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, ultrasound assisted extraction and pressurized liquid extraction, is discussed.
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Current Pretreatment Technologies for the Development of Cellulosic Ethanol and Biorefineries

TL;DR: An overview of the most important pretreatment methods available, including those that are based on the use of green solvents (supercritical fluids and ionic liquids) and those that have a lower impact on the environment.
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Bioethanol Production from Renewable Raw Materials and Its Separation and Purification: A Review.

TL;DR: This paper deals with recent trends in the bioethanol production as a fuel from different renewable raw materials as well as with its separation and purification processes.
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Extraction of lignin from lignocellulose at atmospheric pressure using alkylbenzenesulfonate ionic liquid

TL;DR: An ionic liquid mixture containing the 1-ethyl-3methylimidazolium cation and a mixture of alkylbenzenesulfonates with xylenesulfonate as the main anion was used to extract lignin from sugarcane plant waste at atmospheric pressure and elevated temperatures as discussed by the authors.
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Visualization of biomass solubilization and cellulose regeneration during ionic liquid pretreatment of switchgrass

TL;DR: In comparison to untreated biomass, ionic liquid pretreated biomass produces cellulose that is efficiently hydrolyzed with commercial cellulase cocktail with high sugar yields over a relatively short time interval.
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Improving enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw using ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium diethyl phosphate pretreatment

TL;DR: The IL 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium diethyl phosphate ([EMIM]DEP) shows promise as pretreatment solvent for wheat straw, although its cost should be reduced and in-depth exploration of this subject is needed.
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Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Biomass

TL;DR: The conversion of polymers present in the lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars can be achieved through physical/chemical and enzymatic pretreatments.
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Ionic liquid pretreatment of cellulosic biomass: enzymatic hydrolysis and ionic liquid recycle

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present compositions and methods of pretreating cellulosic biomass with an ionic liquid and adding a salt containing a kosmotropic anion to facilitate separation of precipitated solids, the aqueous phase, and the ionic fluid phase.
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