title: Application of Ionic Liquids in the Downstream Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass.
abstract: Chemical transformations of lignocellulosic substrates to valuable platform chemicals are challenging as lignin and cellulose have high thermal and chemical stabilities. However, certain ionic liquids are able to dissolve and deconstruct biomass and, in the presence of catalysts, convert the dissolved/deconstructed species into useful platform chemicals. Herein, we provide a concise overview of the role of ionic liquids in biomass processing. Using 5-hydroxymethylfurfural as an example of a renewable building block, available from cellulose, we show how ionic liquids can facilitate its production.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sviatlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siankevich
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Zhaofu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117576, Singapore. ning.yan@nus.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. paul.dyson@epfl.ch.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dyson
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002384:Catalysis; D005662:Furaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids; C036909:lignocellulose; C008046:5-hydroxymethylfurfural; D008031:Lignin; D005662:Furaldehyde