Room temperature ionic liquids as emerging solvents for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1229-1245

  Mora Pale, Mauricio ^a   Meli, Luciana ^a   Doherty, Thomas V ^a   Linhardt, Robert J ^a,b,c   Dordick, Jonathan S ^a,b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Hemicellulose; Lignin; Lignocellulosic biomass; Pretreatment; Room temperature ionic liquids

Indexed keywords

3D-NETWORK STRUCTURES; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; FERMENTABLE SUGARS; GREEN SOLVENTS; HEMICELLULOSE; HIGH YIELD; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRE-TREATMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUIDS;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; IONS; LIGNIN; SOLVENTS; SUGARS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; IONIC LIQUID; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SOLVENT;

BIOMASS; HYDROLYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLVATION;

BIOMASS; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIGNIN; PLANTS;

EID: 79954511893     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.23108     Document Type: Review

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