History repeats itself again: Will the mistakes of the past for ILs be repeated for DESs? From being considered ionic liquids to becoming their alternative: The …

J Afonso, A Mezzetta, IM Marrucho, L Guazzelli - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The establishment of the place of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) as a new class of green
solvents was essentially grounded on naïve comparisons with Ionic Liquids (ILs), since both …

Acid-based lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery for bioenergy production: Advantages, application constraints, and perspectives

AT Hoang, S Nizetic, HC Ong, CT Chong… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The production of chemicals and fuels from renewable biomass with the primary aim of
reducing carbon footprints has recently become one of the central points of interest. The use …

Are deep eutectic solvents really green?: A life-cycle perspective

Q Zaib, MJ Eckelman, Y Yang, D Kyung - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have generated great interest as promising green
alternatives to replace conventional solvents due to their application-specific tunability …

[HTML][HTML] Ionic liquids as corrosion inhibitor: From research and development to commercialization

M Zunita, YJ Kevin - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Human activities are becoming more complex and widespread, particularly the use of metal-
based materials in everyday life and industry, resulting in increased corrosion that occurs …

Cellulose processing in ionic liquids from a materials science perspective: turning a versatile biopolymer into the cornerstone of our sustainable future

L Szabó, R Milotskyi, G Sharma, K Takahashi - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sha** cellulose into functional materials entered a new era with the introduction of ionic
liquids as novel, green solvents about 20 years ago. As non-volatile solvents with high …

Transforming lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels enabled by ionic liquid pretreatment

J Zhang, X Zhang, M Yang, S Singh, G Cheng - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Processes that can convert lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and chemicals are
particularly attractive considering renewability and minimal environmental impact. Ionic …

[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 …

Effective pretreatment of lignin-rich coconut wastes using a low-cost ionic liquid

SO Anuchi, KLS Campbell, JP Hallett - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Coconut husks and shells are underutilised agricultural feedstocks in the bio-based industry.
These biomass wastes have a higher lignin content than other woody biomass and have …

Recent advances in green solvents for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment: potential of choline chloride (ChCl) based solvents

CL Yiin, KL Yap, AZE Ku, BLF Chin, SSM Lock… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass wastes exhibit a great potential to be used as a source of non-depleting renewable
energy and synthesis of value-added products. The key to the valorization of excess …

Sustainable lignin modifications and processing methods: green chemistry as the way forward

B Jacobs, Y Yao, I Van Nieuwenhove, D Sharma… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The anthropologic impact on climate has reached a critical level given that society relies on
non-renewable fossil resources for energy. Thus, to alleviate this, lignins can play a key role …