Advanced biorefinery based on the fractionation of biomass in γ-valerolactone and water

Wenwen Fang; Herbert Sixta

doi:10.1002/cssc.201402821

Advanced biorefinery based on the fractionation of biomass in γ-valerolactone and water

Wenwen Fang, Herbert Sixta

Helsinki University of Technology

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Abstract

We suggest for the first time the use of γ-valerolactone (GVL)/H₂O as solvent and reaction medium for the fractionation of wood to recover pure cellulose, uniform sugar components from hemicellulose, and a pure lignin fraction. The yield of the pulp residue could reach 40.3% with a high cellulose purity of 90.3 %.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-76
Number of pages	4
Journal	ChemSusChem
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201402821
State	Published - Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Biorefinery
Birch wood
Cellulose
Fractionation
γ-valerolactone

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