The pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with protic low-cost ionic liquids is shown, resulting in a delignified cellulose-rich pulp and a purified lignin. The pulp gives rise to high glucose yields after enzymatic saccharification.
Gschwend, F. J. V., Brandt, A., Chambon, C. L., Tu, W., Weigand, L., Hallett, J. P. Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass with Low-cost Ionic Liquids. J. Vis. Exp. (114), e54246, doi:10.3791/54246 (2016).