Pretreatment for biorefineries: a review of common methods for efficient utilisation of lignocellulosic materials

M Galbe, O Wallberg - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019 - Springer
The implementation of biorefineries based on lignocellulosic materials as an alternative to
fossil-based refineries calls for efficient methods for fractionation and recovery of the …

Biomass fractionation and lignin fractionation towards lignin valorization

J Xu, C Li, L Dai, C Xu, Y Zhong, F Yu, C Si - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin, as the most abundant aromatic biopolymer in nature, has attracted great attention
due to the complexity and richness of its functional groups for value‐added applications. The …

Facile fractionation of lignocelluloses by biomass-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment for cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis and lignin valorization

XJ Shen, JL Wen, QQ Mei, X Chen, D Sun, TQ Yuan… - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A low-cost and green biorefinery will increase the economy and revenue from lignocellulosic
biomass. Herein, a biomass-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment was …

Lignin transformations for high value applications: towards targeted modifications using green chemistry

S Gillet, M Aguedo, L Petitjean, ARC Morais… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin represents a considerable source of renewable and bio-based carbon. Pulping
processes enable lignin, together with all components of the lignocellulosic biomass, to …

A review on trends in lignin extraction and valorization of lignocellulosic biomass for energy applications

DR Lobato-Peralta, E Duque-Brito… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The various lignin isolation methods and pretreatments are continuously developing and
thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass and tuning of the activation …

Catalytic transformation of lignin for the production of chemicals and fuels

C Li, X Zhao, A Wang, GW Huber, T Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Biomass is any organic matter that is renewable over time. In the context of energy, this is
often used to mean plant-based materials, such as agricultural residues, forestry wastes …

[HTML][HTML] Green solvents from ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents to natural deep eutectic solvents

H Vanda, Y Dai, EG Wilson, R Verpoorte… - Comptes Rendus …, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs) are defined as mixtures of certain molar ratios of
natural compounds such as sugars, organic acids, amino acids, and organic bases that are …

Review of advances in the development of laccases for the valorization of lignin to enable the production of lignocellulosic biofuels and bioproducts

LMCLK Curran, KL Sale, BA Simmons - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development and deployment of commercial biorefineries based on conversion of
lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and bioproducts faces many challenges that must be …

Nanoconfined ionic liquids

S Zhang, J Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Deng - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been widely investigated as novel solvents, electrolytes, and soft
functional materials. Nevertheless, the widespread applications of ILs in most cases have …

Wood-lignin: Supply, extraction processes and use as bio-based material

A Tribot, G Amer, MA Alio, H de Baynast… - European Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Wood is the main source of lignin in the world. This generic term “Lignin” describes a large
group of aromatic biopolymers, ie the second most abundant class of biopolymers on Earth …