There are thousands of papers published every year investigating the properties and
possible applications of ionic liquids. Industrial use of these exceptional fluids requires …

Highlights•Ionic liquids are effective solvents for dissolution of lignocellulosic biomass.•
Characterization methods of lignocellulosic biomass using ionic liquids are …

A shift to a bioeconomy development model has been evolving, conducting the scientific
community to investigate new ways of producing chemicals, materials and fuels from …

Cellulose is one of the most abundant bio-renewable materials on the earth and its
conversion to biofuels provides an appealing way to satisfy the increasing global energy …

Ionic liquids have shown great potential in the last two decades as solvents, catalysts,
reaction media, additives, lubricants, and in many applications such as electrochemical …

Select ionic liquids (ILs) dissolve significant quantities of cellulose through disruption and
solvation of inter-and intramolecular hydrogen bonds. In this study, thermodynamic solid …

A series of choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents (ChCl-DESs) were synthesized
and characterized, and their performance in the dissolution of cellulose was investigated …

This review elaborates on current advances in the extraction, purification, and antioxidant
activity of plant leaf‐extract polysaccharides. Polysaccharides are widely used as important …

Facile dissolution of silk fibroin by using sustainable solvents is the first challenge to be
overcome towards its value-added utilization. In this study, sustainable protic ionic liquids …

Ionic liquids have been powerful solvents for cellulose. Mechanistic investigations of the
dissolution processes have been extensively studied. In this paper, an experimental study …