Organic Solvent Effects in Biomass Conversion Reactions

• Published in: ChemSusChem Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 133 - 155
• Main Authors: Shuai, Li, Luterbacher, Jeremy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Biomass; biorefineries; Cellulose - chemistry; Humans; Lignin; Lignin - chemistry; Organic Chemicals - chemistry; solubility; solvent effects; Solvents; Solvents - chemistry; Thermodynamics; biorefineries; thermodynamics; solubility; biomass; solvent effects

Transforming lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals has been intensely studied in recent years. A large amount of work has been dedicated to finding suitable solvent systems, which can improve the transformation of biomass into value‐added chemicals. These efforts have been undertaken base...