Deep Eutectic Solvents for Pretreatment, Extraction, and Catalysis of Biomass and Food Waste

Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass and food residues to obtain valuable chemicals is essential to the establishment of a sustainable and biobased economy in the modern world. The latest and greenest generation of ionic liquids (ILs) are deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and natural deep eutectic so...

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Published in:Molecules
Main Authors: Payam Kalhor, Khashayar Ghandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Subjects:
deep eutectic solvent
natural deep eutectic solvent
biomass
food residue
pretreatment
extraction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/22/4012
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Summary:Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass and food residues to obtain valuable chemicals is essential to the establishment of a sustainable and biobased economy in the modern world. The latest and greenest generation of ionic liquids (ILs) are deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs); these have shown great promise for various applications and have attracted considerable attention from researchers who seek versatile solvents with pretreatment, extraction, and catalysis capabilities in biomass- and biowaste-to-bioenergy conversion processes. The present work aimed to review the use of DESs and NADESs in the valorization of biomass and biowaste as pretreatment or extraction solvents or catalysis agents.
ISSN:1420-3049

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