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Table 1 Effect of ionic liquid choice on bagasse dissolution

From: Sugarcane bagasse pretreatment using three imidazolium-based ionic liquids; mass balances and enzyme kinetics

IL

mg

% starting mass

Mass fraction

 

Starting mass

Undissolved solids

Dissolved-and-recovered solids

Dissolved unrecovered

Total dissolved

Unrecovered/ total dissolved

[C4mim]Cl

224

37

43

21

63

0.33

[C2mim]Cl

224

15

26

60

85

0.70

[C2mim]OAc

224

4

56

40

96

0.42

  1. Masses expressed on dry basis.