Highly efficient organosolv fractionation of cornstalk into cellulose and lignin in organic acids

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 218, Issue , 2016, Pages 953-961

  Shui, Tao ^a   Feng, Shanghuan ^a   Yuan, Zhongshun ^a   Kuboki, Takashi ^b   Xu, Chunbao ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Cellulose; Cornstalk; Formic acid; Lignin; Mixed solvents; Organosolv fractionation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CATALYSTS; FORMIC ACID; LIGNIN; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH; SOLVENTS;

ACIDIC CATALYSTS; ADVERSE EFFECT; CELLULOSE PRODUCTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CORNSTALK; MIXED SOLVENT; ORGANOSOLV FRACTIONATIONS; RESIDUAL LIGNINS;

CELLULOSE;

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CELLULOSE; FORMIC ACID; HEMICELLULOSE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LIGNIN; SULFURIC ACID; WATER; ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SOLVENT;

ACETIC ACID; CATALYST; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP RESIDUE; FORMIC ACID; FRACTIONATION; LIGNIN; RESIDENCE TIME; SOLVENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNSTALK; FRACTIONATION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EFFECT; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES;

ACETIC ACID; CELLULOSE; FORMIC ACID; LIGNINS; ORGANOSOLV LIGNINS;

ACIDS; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; LIGNIN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOLVENTS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84978708899     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.07.054     Document Type: Article

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