Cai, Long; Zhang, Ying; Hu, Gang; Guo, Yuanlong; Jin, Longming; Xu, Qinqin; Liu, Zhanpeng; Xie, Haibo published the artcile< A Single Step Fractionation of Lignocellulose in Aqueous Solutions of a Carboxylic Acid-Functionalized Ionic Liquid>, Safety of 1-carboxymethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, the main research area is fractionation lignocellulose aqueous solution carboxylic acid functionalized ionic liquid.
This paper presents the features of corn stover pretreated under mild conditions in aqueous solution of a carboxylic acid functionalized ionic liquids 1-carboxymethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (IL-COOH). The results revealed that such pretreatment selectively removed hemicelluloses in corn stover, resulting in cellulose- and lignin-rich pulps with moderate enzymic reactivity. The corn stover pretreated in 40 wt% IL-COOH at 120 °C for 4 h demonstrated increases in cellulose and lignin contents from 37.9% to 55.6%, and 21.1% to 26.5%, resp., while decrease in the content of hemicellulose from 24.4% to 9.34%. Subsequent enzymic hydrolysis of the pulps achieved from pretreatment in 50 wt% IL-COOH aqueous solution at 105 °C for 4 h produced 0.32 g.g-1 glucose and 0.45 g.g-1 total reducing sugars. The recyclability and reusability of IL-COOH in the pretreatment system was also investigated.
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