Fractionating pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse by aqueous formic acid with direct recycle of spent liquor to increase cellulose digestibility–the Formiline process

X Zhao, D Liu - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
A lignocellulose pretreatment process was developed with formic acid delignification (FAD)
followed by alkaline deformylation (AD), which was termed as Formiline process. In FAD …

Structural features of formiline pretreated sugar cane bagasse and their impact on the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose

R Wu, X Zhao, D Liu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2016 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic digestibility of sugar cane bagasse could be greatly enhanced by Formiline
pretreatment, which comprises a formic acid (FA) delignification followed by an alkaline …

Corn stover valorization by one-step formic acid fractionation and formylation for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and high guaiacyl lignin production

C Jin, M Yang, E Shuang, J Liu, S Zhang, X Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
One-step fractionation with concentrated formic acid at elevated temperatures with short
retention time was investigated for corn stover valorization. Crude pulp (CP) with high purity …

Formic acid as a potential pretreatment agent for the conversion of sugarcane bagasse to bioethanol

R Sindhu, P Binod, K Satyanagalakshmi… - Applied biochemistry …, 2010 - Springer
In recent years, growing attention has been focused on the use of lignocellulosic biomass as
a feedstock for the production of ethanol, a possible renewable alternative to fossil fuels …

Batch and multi-step fed-batch enzymatic saccharification of Formiline-pretreated sugarcane bagasse at high solid loadings for high sugar and ethanol titers

X Zhao, L Dong, L Chen, D Liu - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
Formiline pretreatment pertains to a biomass fractionation process. In the present work,
Formiline-pretreated sugarcane bagasse was hydrolyzed with cellulases by batch and multi …

Mild and efficient two-step pretreatment of lignocellulose using formic acid solvent followed by alkaline salt

H Qiao, S Ouyang, J Shi, Z Zheng, J Ouyang - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
An efficient fractionation of three main components of corn cob and a good delignification
effect were reported with formic acid (88%) pretreatment at 80° C for 3 h. The pretreated …

Investigation of choline chloride-formic acid pretreatment and Tween 80 to enhance sugarcane bagasse enzymatic hydrolysis

R Ling, W Wu, Y Yuan, W Wei, Y Jin - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a pretreatment that consisting of choline chloride (ChCl) and formic acid (FA)
were performed to improve sugarcane bagasse (SCB) enzymatic hydrolysis. Results …

Coproduction of furfural and easily hydrolyzable residue from sugar cane bagasse in the MTHF/aqueous biphasic system: influence of acid species, NaCl addition …

X Li, Z Fang, J Luo, T Su - ACS sustainable chemistry & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In order to develop a process for the simultaneous production of furfural and easily
hydrolyzable cellulose, the degradation of sugar cane bagasse in a single aqueous system …

In-depth investigation of formic acid pretreatment for various biomasses: Chemical properties, structural features, and enzymatic hydrolysis

H Qiao, Y Wang, Z Ma, M Han, Z Zheng… - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Formic acid pretreatment is a promising approach for fractionating biomass, and it has the
advantages of efficient recycling and removal of hemicellulose and lignin. Biomass is one of …

Kinetic modeling of formic acid pulping of bagasse

Q Tu, S Fu, H Zhan, X Chai… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Organic solvent or organosolv pulping processes are alternatives to soda or kraft pulping to
delignify lignocellulosic materials for the production of paper pulp. Formic acid, a typical …