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Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids pp 61–87Cite as

Choline Chloride-Derived ILs for Activation and Conversion of Biomass

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Abstract

The progressive introduction of biomass in chemical processes has dramatically changed the way how we design a catalytic process. Among different strategies, assisted catalysis is expected to play a pivotal role in the future. In this context, ChCl-derived ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents has recently emerged as promising solvents to assist a conventional catalyst in the selective conversion of biomass. In particular, their ability to disrupt the hydrogen bond network of biopolymers, their ability to stabilize polar chemicals and their low miscibility with common low boiling point solvents open a promising route for the conversion of biomass in a more sustainable way. Beside their low price and low ecological footprint, we wish to demonstrate here that these neoteric solvents have processing advantages that no other solvent can provide in the field of biomass.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    As an example see pioneer work of [7].

  2. 2.

    As an example see pioneer work of Richard et al. [10].

  3. 3.

    Lindman et al. [11] and references cited therein.

  4. 4.

    As a recent selected example see [13].

Abbreviations

BMIM:

1-butyl 3-methyl imidazolium

ChCl:

Choline chloride

DMSO:

Dimethylsulfoxide

HMF:

5-hydroxymethylfurfural

IL:

Ionic liquid

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    Karine De Oliveira Vigier & François Jérôme

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    Zhen Fang

  2. Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan

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  3. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China

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De Oliveira Vigier, K., Jérôme, F. (2014). Choline Chloride-Derived ILs for Activation and Conversion of Biomass. In: Fang, Z., Smith, Jr., R., Qi, X. (eds) Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Ionic Liquids. Biofuels and Biorefineries, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7711-8_3

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