TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in green solvents for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment
T2 - Potential of choline chloride (ChCl) based solvents
AU - Yiin, Chung Loong
AU - Yap, Kok Liang
AU - Ku, Andrian Zi En
AU - Chin, Bridgid Lai Fui
AU - Lock, Serene Sow Mun
AU - Cheah, Kin Wai
AU - Loy, Adrian Chun Minh
AU - Chan, Yi Herng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/4/23
Y1 - 2021/4/23
N2 - Biomass wastes exhibit a great potential to be used as a source of non-depleting renewable energy and synthesis of value-added products. The key to the valorization of excess lignocellulosic biomass wastes in the world lies on the pretreatment process to recalcitrant barrier of the lignocellulosic material for the access to useful substrates. A wide range of pretreatment techniques are available and advances in this field is continuously happening, in search for cheap, effective, and environmentally friendly methods. This review starts with an introduction to conventional approaches and green solvents for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Subsequently, the mechanism of actions along with the advantages and disadvantages of pretreatment techniques were reviewed. The roles of choline chloride (ChCl) in green solvents and their potential applications were also comprehensively reviewed. The collection of ideas in this review serve as an insight for future works or interest on biomass-to-energy conversion using green solvents.
AB - Biomass wastes exhibit a great potential to be used as a source of non-depleting renewable energy and synthesis of value-added products. The key to the valorization of excess lignocellulosic biomass wastes in the world lies on the pretreatment process to recalcitrant barrier of the lignocellulosic material for the access to useful substrates. A wide range of pretreatment techniques are available and advances in this field is continuously happening, in search for cheap, effective, and environmentally friendly methods. This review starts with an introduction to conventional approaches and green solvents for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Subsequently, the mechanism of actions along with the advantages and disadvantages of pretreatment techniques were reviewed. The roles of choline chloride (ChCl) in green solvents and their potential applications were also comprehensively reviewed. The collection of ideas in this review serve as an insight for future works or interest on biomass-to-energy conversion using green solvents.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125195
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125195
M3 - Article
C2 - 33932810
AN - SCOPUS:85107084415
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 333
JO - Bioresource Technology
JF - Bioresource Technology
M1 - 125195
ER -