Since the introduction of ionic liquids (IL) in 1914, there has been a growing interest in this
class of materials, because of their unique properties. Ionic liquids are organic salts, melting …

Cellulose, in addition to hemicellulose and lignin, makes the major fraction of lignocellulosic
biomass–the only sustainable feedstock to meet the long-term sustainable energy need of …

Cost-effective fractionation (pretreatment) of lignocellulosic biomass is necessary to enable
its large-scale use as a source of liquid fuels, bio-based materials and bio-derived …

The cost of ionic liquids (ILs) is one of the main impediments to IL utilization in the cellulosic
biorefinery, especially in the pretreatment step. In this study, a number of ionic liquids were …

Through more than two decades' intensive research, ionic liquids (ILs) have exhibited
significant potential in various areas of research at laboratory scales. This suggests that ILs …

Biofuels and-chemicals can be produced from carbohydrates in lignocellulosic biomass. For
an efficient total enzymatic hydrolysis of the plant cell wall polysaccharides, a pretreatment …

The use of fossil resources with the concerning climate change has pushed the
development of alternative and sustainable feedstocks for energy, chemicals, and materials …

Room-temperature ionic liquids (ILs) are molten salts at around room temperatures. The
current researches of using ILs for efficient pretreatment for lignocellulosic biomass are …

The fate of lignin from wheat straw, Miscanthus, and Loblolly pine after pretreatment by a
non-toxic and recyclable ionic liquid (IL),[C2mim][OAc], followed by enzymatic hydrolysis …

Abstract Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from biomass-derived glucose has
great potential for synthesis of renewable fuels and chemicals. Selective glucose conversion …