Ionic Liquids — Promising but Challenging Solvents for Homogeneous Derivatization of Cellulose

In the past decade, ionic liquids (ILs) have received enormous interest as solvents for cellulose. They have been studied intensively for fractionation and biorefining of lignocellulosic biomass, for dissolution of the polysaccharide, for preparation of cellulosic fibers, and in particular as reacti...

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Main Authors: Pedro Fardim, Martin Gericke, Thomas Heinze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-06-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/6/7458