Processing of lignocellulose in ionic liquids: A cleaner and sustainable approach

U Qasim, S Rafiq, F Jamil, A Ahmed, T Ali, J Kers… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the wake of developing a sustainable future, the valorization of abundant, eco-friendly,
and renewable lignocellulose resources is of immense importance. The pretreatment of …

The effect of water content on lignin solubilization in deep eutectic solvents

Y Zhang, H Ren, H Maarof, SM Udin, Y Liu, M Li… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly efficient, reversible and green dissolution of lignin is still a challenge, which hinders
its wide scale-up applications. In this study, amino acid-polyol deep eutectic solvents (DESs) …

[HTML][HTML] Solubility study of lignin in industrial organic solvents and investigation of electrochemical properties of spray-coated solutions

A Dastpak, TV Lourenҫon, M Balakshin… - Industrial crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, six organic solvents that are commonly used in the paint industry (1-
butanol, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 2-propanol, butyl acetate, propylene glycol monomethyl …

Using microwave assisted organic acid treatment to separate cellulose fiber and lignin from kenaf bast

W Lv, Z Xia, Y Song, P Wang, S Liu, Y Zhang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
According to diverse application purposes, different scales of lignocellulosic fibers were
obtained from biomass through various preparation conditions. However, the pollution in the …

Operando solid-state NMR observation of solvent-mediated adsorption-reaction of carbohydrates in zeolites

L Qi, R Alamillo, WA Elliott, A Andersen, DW Hoyt… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In the liquid-phase catalytic processing of molecules using heterogeneous catalysts an
important strategy for obtaining renewable chemicals from biomass many of the key …

Enabling efficient dissolution and fractionation of lignin by renewable and adjustable dimethyl isosorbide-based solvent systems

H Yu, Z Xue, Y Wang, C Yan, L Chen, T Mu - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient dissolution is highly important for upgrading of lignin into useful chemicals, which
relays on the development of robust solvent systems. Herein, a novel, green, and robust …

Lignin Nanoparticles Produced from Wheat Straw Black Liquor Using γ-Valerolactone

L Zhao, Y Wang, Q Wang, S Liu, X Ji - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The valorization of the black liquor produced during the chemical pulping of wheat straw is
the key to the sustainable use of this abundant agricultural waste. However, the silica …

Green solvents-based molecular weight controllable fractionation process for industrial alkali lignin at room temperature

H Jin, H Shi, W Jia, Y Sun, X Sheng, Y Guo, H Li… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The molecular weight is one of the most important factors influencing the utilization of
industrial lignin obtained from chemical pulping process. In this paper, a facile operative …

Deconstruction of biomass enabled by local demixing of cosolvents at cellulose and lignin surfaces

SV Pingali, MD Smith, SH Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
A particularly promising approach to deconstructing and fractionating lignocellulosic
biomass to produce green renewable fuels and high-value chemicals pretreats the biomass …

Efficient and sustainable solvents for lignin dissolution: Aqueous choline carboxylate solutions

A Xu, X Guo, Y Zhang, Z Li, J Wang - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is a promising alternative to fossil resources for the production of fuels, biocomposites
and value-added chemicals. To better utilize this kind of natural resource, it is still necessary …