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New Process Combines Ionic Liquids and Solid Catalysts for Mild Pre-Treatment of Biomass

Posted on September 30, 2008

Main product and byproducts from the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulose. Click to enlarge. Credit: Angewandte Chemie.Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research (MPI f rKohlenforschung) at M lheim, Germany, have combined ionic liquids and solid catalysts in a new mild pre-treatment process for cellulosic biomass. With this process, cellulose undergoes selective depolymerization, yielding cellulose oligomers (cellooligomers) and subsequently sugars without any substantial formation of side products. Even wood, a lignocellulosic material, is hydrolyzed using this methodology....

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cellulosic biomass , germany , research