Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Tunable and functional deep eutectic solvents for lignocellulose valorization

  • Yongzhuang Liu,
  • Noemi Deak,
  • Zhiwen Wang,
  • Haipeng Yu,
  • Lisanne Hameleers,
  • Edita Jurak,
  • Peter J. Deuss,
  • Katalin Barta

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25117-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are intriguing green reaction media for biomass processing, however, undesired lignin condensation is a typical drawback. Here the authors develop a tunable ternary DES system that allows for stabilization of reactive intermediates for efficient lignocellulose fractionation.