Impact of Ionic Liquid Pretreatment Conditions on Cellulose Crystalline Structure Using 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate
Impact of Ionic Liquid Pretreatment Conditions on Cellulose Crystalline Structure Using 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Acetate
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DOI:
10.1021/jp304538v
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发表时间:
2012-08-23
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Singh, Seema
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作者:
Cheng, Gang;Varanasi, Patanjali;Singh, Seema
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been shown to affect cellulose crystalline structure in lignocellulosic biomass during pretreatment A systematic investigation of the swelling and dissolution processes associated with IL pretreatment is needed to better understand cellulose structural transformation. In this work, 3-20 wt % microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel) solutions were treated with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazohum acetate [C(2)mim][OAc]) and a mixture of [C(2)mim][OAc] with the nonsolvent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at different temperatures. The dissolution process was slowed by decreasing the temperature and increasing cellulose loading, and was further retarded by addition of DMSO, enabling in-depth examination of the intermediate stages of dissolution. Results' show that the cellulose I lattice expands and distorts prior to full dissolution in [C(2)rniin][OAc] and that upon precipitation the former:, structure leads to a less ordered intermediate structure, whereas fully dissolved cellulose leads to a mixture of cellulose II and amorphous cellulose. Enzymatic hydrolysis was more rapid for the intermediate Structure (crystallinity = 0.34) than for Cellulose II (crystallinity = 0.54).