Ternary ionic liquid-water pretreatment systems of an agave bagasse and municipal solid waste blend.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pretreatment is necessary to reduce biomass recalcitrance and enhance the efficiency of enzymatic saccharification for biofuel production. Ionic liquid (IL) pretreatment has gained a significant interest as a pretreatment process that can reduce cellulose crystallinity and remove lignin, key factors that govern enzyme accessibility. There are several challenges that need to be addressed for IL pretreatment to become viable for commercialization, including IL cost and recyclability. In addition, it is unclear whether ILs can maintain process performance when utilizing low-cost, low-quality biomass feedstocks such as the paper fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW), which are readily available in high quantities. One approach to potentially reduce IL cost is to use a blen

SUBMITTER: Perez-Pimienta JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5361851 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature