Abstract
Heating up: Improved recyclability is necessary for ionic liquids destined for wood-based bioprocessing platforms. New "distillable" molten acid-base conjugates efficiently dissolve cellulose at temperatures of 100 °C. Increased temperature induces a shift of the acid-base equilibrium toward the neutral species (see picture, TMG=1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine), thus affording a vapor pressure and allowing for distillation of the mixture.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6301-6305 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie: International Edition |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 28 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jul 2011 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- biomass
- cellulose dissolution
- ionic liquids
- lignocellulose
- sustainable chemistry
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