Cascade fractionation of birch into xylose, glucan oligomers, and noncondensed lignin improved using microwave assistance and molten salt hydrates
Xinyi Xie, Xiangyu Wang, Xinping Ouyang, Qiyu Liu, Xueqing Qiu
Abstract
Microwave-assisted isolations of hemicellulose, cellulose dissolutions in LiBr-MSH to separate out lignin, and cellulose hydrolysis were proposed to fractionate birch lignocelluloses into xylose, glucan oligomers, and noncondensed lignin.
Topics & Concepts
LigninHemicelluloseXyloseCelluloseChemistryFractionationHydrolysisGlucanEnzymatic hydrolysisPolysaccharideSalt (chemistry)Organic chemistryChromatographyChemical engineeringFermentationEngineeringLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalysis for Biomass ConversionBiofuel production and bioconversion