Efficient Fractionation of Lignin- and Ash-Rich Agricultural Residues Following Treatment With a Low-Cost Protic Ionic Liquid

Agricultural residues from rice, wheat and sugarcane production are annually available at the gigaton-scale worldwide, particularly in Asia. Due to their high sugar content and ash compositions, their conversion to bioethanol is an attractive alternative to their present disposal by open-field burni...

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Main Authors: Clementine L. Chambon, Meng Chen, Paul S. Fennell, Jason P. Hallett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2019.00246/full