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Zheng-Yu Tang1, Lei Li2, Wei Tang1
1School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomass Refining and High-Quality Utilization, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China.
Abstract:
The potential of green solvents, specifically deep eutectic solvents (DESs), has piqued the interest of researchers in the field of lignocellulose pretreatment. To enhance the enzymatic digestion efficiency of waste rice hull (RCH), an effective pretreatment approach was developed using the DES [AA][CATB], which was made with acetic acid (AA) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The results showed that [AA][CATB] improved enzymatic saccharification by 3.7 times compared to raw RCH and efficiently eliminated lignin and removed xylan. The improvement in enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency was then interpreted by a series of characterizations that showed a great morphological changed RCH with an obvious accessibility increase and a lignin surface area and hydrophobicity reduction. This work demonstrates that functional, and easily recoverable DESs have potential for improving the efficiency of lignocellulose pretreatment in biorefineries, providing a promising approach for developing green solvents and achieving more sustainable and efficient biorefinery processes.
