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Deep Eutectic Solvents for Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass

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Lignocellulosic biomass as an abundant source of renewable carbon has received ample interest for the production of fuels and chemicals. Reducing recalcitrance of biomass in a cost-effective way is a challenge to commercialize biomass-based technologies. Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are emerging as a new “green” solvents that have a high potential for biomass processing. This chapter presents background and general information on the subject.

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Bajpai, P. (2021). Background and General Information. In: Deep Eutectic Solvents for Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4013-1_1

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