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APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lignocellulosic biofuel production Paper pulping ADVANTAGES: Selective production and extraction of sugars Over 80% yield of C6 and C5 sugars Eliminates the need for high cost cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes to liberate monomeric sugars from biomass Facilitates ionic liquid recycling to reduce process … [Read more...] about Acid Hydrolysis of Biomass and Increased Sugar Recovery by Solvent Extraction EJIB-3030

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Ionic liquid recovery from biomass pretreatment Lignin recovery from ionic liquid Fractionation of biomass and specialty chemicals Separation technologies and chemical synthesis involving ionic liquids ADVANTAGES: Over 90% ionic liquid recovery Minimizes energy, reagents, and equipment required Does not require addition of salts … [Read more...] about Fractionation and Removal of Solutes from Ionic Liquids EJIB-2729

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biomass pretreatment Paper recycling Pulp processing for paper manufacturing Biofuels research ADVANTAGES: Higher activity, longer duration and greater tolerance to ionic liquids compared to commercially available cellulase cocktails Facilitates one pot pretreatment/saccharification of biomass Reduces risk of contamination during … [Read more...] about Novel Thermophilic Cellobiohydrolase EIO-2745

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biomass pretreatment for biofuels production Pulp and paper industry Food science and processing Chemical catalysis and processing ADVANTAGES: High sugar recovery in pure ionic liquid systems and ionic liquid-water mixtures Achieves over 80% sugar recovery in the first pass of a … [Read more...] about Recovery of Sugars by Solvent Extraction EJIB-2750