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 …

[HTML][HTML] Deep eutectic solvents for improved biomass pretreatment: Current status and future prospective towards sustainable processes

M del Mar Contreras-Gámez, Á Galán-Martín… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pretreatment processes—recognized as critical steps for efficient biomass refining—have
received much attention over the last two decades. In this context, deep eutectic solvents …

A review on solvent systems for furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass

CBTL Lee, TY Wu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilizing biomass in biorefineries is a favorable sustainable method to produce platform
chemicals, materials and energy. Conversions of lignocellulosic biomass to chemicals have …

Hemicellulose degradation: An overlooked issue in acidic deep eutectic solvents pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

Z Chen, Y Wang, H Cheng, H Zhou - Industrial Crops and Products, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) based pretreatment is an emerging approach to overcome
recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass and improve its processability. Among different …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in biorefineries based on lignin extraction using deep eutectic solvents: A review

Á Lobato-Rodríguez, B Gullón, A Romaní… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Considering the urgent need for alternative biorefinery schemes based on sustainable
development, this review aims to summarize the state-of-the-art in the use of deep eutectic …

Multifarious pretreatment strategies for the lignocellulosic substrates for the generation of renewable and sustainable biofuels: A review

A Kumar, A Rapoport, G Kunze, S Kumar, D Singh… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently major part of the world's energy requirements is fulfilled by fossil resources.
Severe economic and environmental problems along with their limited resources are still a …

Process development for production of platform chemicals from white birch: Insights from techno-economic and life-cycle assessment

MY Oh, LKS Gujjala, W Won - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of biorefineries is the need of the hour considering the heavy reliance
on fossil reserves for production of bulk/specialty chemicals, solvents etc. In this manuscript …

Life cycle assessment of organosolv biorefinery designs with the complete use of biomass

F Liu, X Dong, X Zhao, L Wang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract “Biorefinery” refers to facilities that utilize plant materials from either marine or
terrestrial environment. More complete utilizations of biomass via less aggressive processes …

Technological development of the bio‐based 2, 3‐butanediol process

D Tinôco, S Borschiver, PL Coutinho… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The biotechnological production of 2, 3‐butanediol (2, 3‐BDO) has economic and
environmental advantages over the chemical route, although its large‐scale implementation …

Techno-economic feasibility analysis: The missing piece in the puzzle of deep eutectic solvents

A Azzouz, M Hayyan - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2024 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have recently emerged as greener alternatives to
conventional solvents and mixtures on account of their intriguing properties. However …