Sugarcane bagasse pretreatment using three imidazolium-based ionic liquids; mass balances and enzyme kinetics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Effective pretreatment is key to achieving high enzymatic saccharification efficiency in processing lignocellulosic biomass to fermentable sugars, biofuels and value-added products. Ionic liquids (ILs), still relatively new class of...

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Main Authors: Karatzos Sergios, Edye Leslie, Doherty William Orlando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/5/1/62