Pretreatment of South African sugarcane bagasse using a low-cost protic ionic liquid: a comparison of whole, depithed, fibrous and pith bagasse fractions

Abstract Background Sugarcane bagasse is an abundant and geographically widespread agro-industrial residue with high carbohydrate content, making it a strong candidate feedstock for the bio-based economy. This study examines the use of the low-cost protic ionic liquid triethylammonium hydrogen sulfa...

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Main Authors: Clementine L. Chambon, Thandeka Y. Mkhize, Prashant Reddy, Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot, Nirmala Deenadayalu, Paul S. Fennell, Jason P. Hallett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1247-0