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Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Low-cost Ionic Liquids
Published on: August 10, 2016
Ionic liquids and cellulose: dissolution, chemical modification and preparation of new cellulosic materials
Mehmet Isik1, Haritz Sardon2, David Mecerreyes3
1POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Avda. Tolosa 72, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain. isik.mehmet@ehu.es.
Abstract:
Due to its abundance and a wide range of beneficial physical and chemical properties, cellulose has become very popular in order to produce materials for various applications. This review summarizes the recent advances in the development of new cellulose materials and technologies using ionic liquids. Dissolution of cellulose in ionic liquids has been used to develop new processing technologies, cellulose functionalization methods and new cellulose materials including blends, composites, fibers and ion gels.
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