title: Ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for lignocellulosic biomass fractionation.
abstract: Lignocellulosic biomass has gained extensive research interest due to its potential as a renewable resource, which has the ability to overtake oil-based resources. However, this is only possible if the fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass into its constituents, cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose, can be conducted more efficiently than is possible with the current processes. This article summarizes the currently most commonly used processes and reviews the fractionation with innovative solvents, such as ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents. In addition, future challenges for the use of these innovative solvents will be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. d.v.osch@tue.nl.
authors.forename: Dannie J G P
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: van Osch
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. d.v.osch@tue.nl.
authors.forename: Laura J B M
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kollau
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. d.v.osch@tue.nl and Separation Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. m.c.kroon@tue.nl.
authors.forename: Adriaan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van den Bruinhorst
authors.affiliation: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Finland.
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asikainen
authors.affiliation: Separation Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. m.c.kroon@tue.nl.
authors.forename: Marisa A A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Separation Technology Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. m.c.kroon@tue.nl and The Petroleum Institute, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 2533, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Maaike C
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5985-986X
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kroon