Enhanced glucose production from cellulose and corn stover hydrolysis by molten salt hydrates pretreatment

Molten salt hydrates (MSHs) are remarkable in breaking through the recalcitrant structure of microcrystalline cellulose and raw biomass. After being pretreated 60 wt% LiBr at 130 °C for 2 h, crystallinity as well degree polymerization (DP) decreased. It was found that 91.3% yield removed from MSHs by filteration followed hydrolyzed into glucose with a high 75.3% dilute acid under mild reaction conditions. The pretreatment process also works on corn stover hydrolysis. 100 5 88.4% biomass recovered can be 54.9% acid. easier degraded compared during pretreatment, which dues to formation acetic hemicellulose proposed technique presents promising potential production commercial way.