title: Synergistic benefits of ionic liquid and alkaline pretreatments of poplar wood. Part 1: effect of integrated pretreatment on enzymatic hydrolysis.
abstract: An environmentally friendly pretreatment process was developed to fractionate hemicelluloses and lignin from poplar wood by ionic liquid (IL) pretreatment coupled with mild alkaline extraction. Hemicellulosic and lignin fractions were obtained in high yields, amounting to 59.3% and 74.4%, respectively, which can served as raw materials for production of value-added products. The yield of glucose for the integrated pretreated poplar wood was 99.2%, while it was just 19.2% for the untreated material. The synergistic benefits of the removal of lignin and hemicelluloses, the increase of the cellulose surface area, and the conversion of cellulose fibers from the cellulose I to the cellulose II crystal phase resulted in the high glucose yield for the integrated pretreated substrate. Therefore, the IL based biorefining strategy proposed can integrate biofuels production into a biorefinery scheme in which the major components of poplar wood can be converted into value-added products.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomass Chemistry and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
authors.forename: Tong-Qi
authors.initials: TQ
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Run-Cang
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000468:Alkalies / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002480:Cellulase / Q000378:metabolism*; D003460:Crystallization; D006868:Hydrolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D032107:Populus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D014934:Wood / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D001617:beta-Glucosidase; D002480:Cellulase
keywords: Biorefining; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Integrated pretreatment; Ionic liquid; Poplar wood