Pretreatment of corn stover by combining ionic liquid dissolution with alkali extraction

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-91

  Geng, Xinglian ^a   Henderson, Wesley A ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali pretreatment; Biofuel; Biomass; Corn stover; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Ionic liquid

Indexed keywords

1-BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; ALKALI EXTRACTION; ALKALI PRETREATMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMMERCIAL ENZYMES; CORN STOVER; DISSOLUTION PROCESS; FERMENTABLE SUGARS; GLUCOSE YIELDS; HEMICELLULASES; IONIC LIQUID DISSOLUTIONS; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT METHODS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEIONIZED WATER; DISSOLUTION; GLUCOSE; IONIC LIQUIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS;

ALKALI; BIOFUEL; HEMICELLULOSE; IONIC LIQUID; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUGAR;

ALKALINITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORN STOVER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; ENERGY CROP; EXTRACTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALKALIES; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; FERMENTATION; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROLYSIS; IONIC LIQUIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 81455141401     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.23281     Document Type: Article

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