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Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Low-cost Ionic Liquids
Published on: August 10, 2016
Recent advances and sustainable development of biofuels production from lignocellulosic biomass
A Saravanan1, P Senthil Kumar2, S Jeevanantham3
1Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai 602105, India.
Abstract:
Many countries in the world are facing the demand for non-renewable fossil fuels because of overpopulation and economic boom. To reduce environmental pollution and zero carbon emission, the conversion of biomass into biofuels has paid better attention and is considered to be an innovative approach. A diverse raw material has been utilized as feedstock for the production of biofuel, depending on the availability of biomass, cost-effectiveness, and their geographic location. Among the different raw materials, lignocellulosic biomass has fascinated many researchers around the world. The current review discovers the potential application of lignocellulosic biomass for the production of biofuels. Various pretreatment methods have been widely used to increase the hydrolysis rate and accessibility of biomass. This review highlights recent advances in pretreatment methodologies for the enhanced production of biofuels. Detailed descriptions of the mechanism of biomass processing pathway, optimization, and modeling study have been discussed.
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