Utilization of Ionic Liquids in Lignocellulose Biorefineries as Agents for Separation, Derivatization, Fractionation, or Pretreatment

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 37, 2015, Pages 8093-8102

  Peleteiro, Susana ^a   Rivas, Sandra ^a   Alonso, José L ^a   Santos, Valentín ^a   Parajó, Juan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

biorefineries; fractionation; ionic liquids; lignocellulosic materials; pretreatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; EFFLUENTS; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FRACTIONATION; HYDROLYSIS; LACTIC ACID; LIGNIN; LIQUIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PRODUCT DESIGN; REFINING; SEPARATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOREFINERIES; CELLULOSE DISSOLUTIONS; DEHYDRATION OF ETHANOL; DERIVATIZATION REACTION; EXTRACTIVE SEPARATION; FERMENTATION BROTHS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; PRE-TREATMENT;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

BIOFUEL; IONIC LIQUID; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL FOOD; CHEMISTRY; FOOD HANDLING; FRACTIONATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

ANIMAL FEED; BIOFUELS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; IONIC LIQUIDS; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDES; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EID: 84942134134     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03461     Document Type: Review

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