Revolutionizing lignocellulosic biomass: A review of harnessing the power of ionic liquids for sustainable utilization and extraction

AS Norfarhana, RA Ilyas, N Ngadi, MHD Othman… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential for the transformation of lignocellulosic biomass into valuable commodities is
rapidly growing through an environmentally sustainable approach to harness its abundance …

Microbial alchemy: upcycling of brewery spent grains into high-value products through fermentation

V Ahuja, S Chauhan, SS Purewal… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Spent grains are one of the lignocellulosic biomasses available in abundance, discarded by
breweries as waste. The brewing process generates around 25–30% of waste in different …

Unveiling the innovation: Optimized biodiesel production from emerging Acer truncatum Bunge seed oil using novel and highly effective alkaline ionic liquid catalyst

Y Zhang, Y Li, S Sun - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, three novel alkaline ionic liquids (ILs) with nitrogen-containing heterocycles were
prepared via a two-step method, which were then utilized as excellent catalysts for biodiesel …

Multi enzyme production from mixed untreated agricultural residues applied in enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel

AA Tunio, M Naqvi, AS Qureshi, I Khushk… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose recalcitrance essentially dictates high cost and low efficiency of its enzymatic
saccharification. The complex lignocellulosic structure is a major obstacle to enzymatic …

Purification and biochemical characterization of an ionic liquid tolerant cellulase from Aspergillus assiutensis VS34 for potential biomass conversion applications

V Sharma, P Nargotra, S Sharma, R Bangotra… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Ionic liquids (ILs) have gained immense attention as eco-friendly solvents for pretreatment of
lignocellulosics for their potential bioconversion to biofuels, bio-chemicals, and other …

OPEFB pretreatment using the low-cost N,N,N-dimethylbutylammonium hydrogen sulfate ionic liquid under varying conditions

SMSN Shikh Zahari, Y Liu, P Yao, MS Ideris… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study investigates the effects of temperature and period on the pretreatment of OPEFB
using the low-cost N, N, N-dimethylbutylammonium hydrogen sulfate ionic liquid …

Design and synthesis of SO3H-based ionic liquids for direct catalytic conversion of straw to levulinic acid

Z Yang, C Shang, M Bai, Y Chai, S Zhu, J Yang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of ionic liquids (ILs) in the conversion of lignocellulose to levulinic acid (LA) is
a significant pathway in the field of bio-refinery. In this study, a series of sulfonic-based ILs …

Prediction of nitrogen solubility in ionic liquids by machine learning methods based on COSMO-derived descriptors

Y Tian, X Wang, Y Liu, W Hu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The inertness of nitrogen (N 2) results in extremely low N 2 solubility in most solvents.
However, in some important reactions, such as the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) driven …

Elucidating the Ionic Liquid-Induced Mixed Inhibition of GH1 β-Glucosidase H0HC94

B Manna, P Chanda, S Datta… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Deciphering the ionic liquid (IL) tolerance of glycoside hydrolases (GHs) to improve their
hydrolysis efficiency for fermentable sugar synthesis in the “one-pot” process has long been …

Potential of ionic liquids as emerging green solvent for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

S Swami, S Suthar, R Singh, AK Thakur… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Lignocellulosic biomass is available in abundance as a renewable resource, but the major
portion of it is often discarded as waste without utilizing its immense potential as an …