Issue 4, 2018

Biomass pretreatment using deep eutectic solvents from lignin derived phenols

Abstract

In future biorefineries, the development of inexpensive and renewable reagents is highly desirable. In this work, we report a renewable and new class of deep eutectic solvent (DES) synthesized from lignin-derived phenolic compounds. Novel DESs tested in this work showed their potential as solvents for biomass pretreatment in terms of lignin removal and sugar release after enzymatic saccharification. The recycling and reusability of DESs were also evaluated. The results from this study prove that DESs synthesized from renewable resources are promising solvents for future biorefineries.

Graphical abstract: Biomass pretreatment using deep eutectic solvents from lignin derived phenols

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Oct 2017
Accepted
09 Jan 2018
First published
09 Jan 2018

Green Chem., 2018,20, 809-815

Biomass pretreatment using deep eutectic solvents from lignin derived phenols

K. H. Kim, T. Dutta, J. Sun, B. Simmons and S. Singh, Green Chem., 2018, 20, 809 DOI: 10.1039/C7GC03029K

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