Lignin dissolution and lignocellulose pretreatment by carboxylic acid based deep eutectic solvents

H Yu, Z Xue, R Shi, F Zhou, T Mu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) composed by carboxylic acids and quaternary ammonium
salts are potential candidate for lignocellulose dissolution and pretreatment. To both explore …

[HTML][HTML] Ionic liquid-assisted bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass for the development of value-added products

E Amini, C Valls, MB Roncero - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant inexpensive renewable source for obtaining
biofuels and bioproducts. One of the greatest problems faced in valorizing biomass arises …

Boosting the energy density of highly efficient flexible hybrid supercapacitors via selective integration of hierarchical nanostructured energy materials

YA Kumar, S Sambasivam, SA Hira, K Zeb, W Uddin… - Electrochimica …, 2020 - Elsevier
A preeminent technique to boost the energy density of flexible hybrid supercapacitor
(FHSCs) is to develop unique, extremely efficient, and smart positive and negative current …

Synthesis of γ-valerolactone (GVL) and their applications for lignocellulosic deconstruction for sustainable green biorefineries

T Raj, K Chandrasekhar, R Banu, JJ Yoon, G Kumar… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic fractionation is highly desirable for the efficient transformation of polymeric
sugars into renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials. Thus, γ-valerolactone (GVL) has …

Novel deep eutectic solvents with different functional groups towards highly efficient dissolution of lignin

Q Liu, X Zhao, D Yu, H Yu, Y Zhang, Z Xue, T Mu - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of effective solvents for lignin is of high importance. Herein, two types of
novel deep eutectic solvents (DESs) were designed employing lactic acid and N …

Ionic liquid dissolution utilized for biomass conversion into biofuels, value-added chemicals and advanced materials: A comprehensive review

JB Ocreto, WH Chen, AP Rollon, HC Ong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic and algal biomass feedstocks are the most plentiful and cost-effective
renewable sources of biofuels (sugar, bioethanol, biodiesel, and bio-oil), value-added …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid and its esters to γ-valerolactone over sulfonic acid-functionalized UiO-66

Y Kuwahara, H Kango, H Yamashita - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from biomass-derived levulinic acid and its esters via a
catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) process over sulfonic acid-functionalized UiO-66, a …

Applications of biomass-derived solvents in biomass pretreatment–Strategies, challenges, and prospects

X Meng, Y Wang, AJ Conte, S Zhang, J Ryu… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass pretreatment is considered a key step in the 2nd generation biofuel production from
lignocellulosic biomass. Research on conventional biomass pretreatment solvents has …

Atomic force microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations for study of lignin solution self‐assembly mechanisms in organic–aqueous solvent mixtures

J Wang, Y Qian, L Li, X Qiu - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin‐based nanomaterials fabricated by solution self‐assembly in organic–aqueous
solvent mixtures are among the most attractive biomass‐derived products. To accurately …

A brief overview on lignin dissolution

E Melro, L Alves, FE Antunes, B Medronho - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
During the last decades, the demand for sustainable and renewable resources has greatly
increased. It is clear that biomass exploitation in general, and lignin in particular, will play a …