Ternary ionic liquid–water pretreatment systems of an agave bagasse and municipal solid waste blend

Table 1 Comparison of selected pretreatments that maximize enzymatic digestibility of agave tequilana bagasse (AGB) and municipal solid waste (MSW)—paper mix

Pretreatment	Feedstock	T (°C)	t (min)	Chemical loading (g/g dry biomass)	Removal		Solid loading at saccharification	Sugar conversion at 72 h		Reference
					% Xylan	% Lignin		Sugar conversion at 72 h
					% Xylan	% Lignin		% Glucan	% Xylan
AFEX	AGB	102	30	2	0	0	5 g glucan/L	81	82	[48]
AFEX	MSW	65	15	2.8	0	0	1% glucan	34	47	[49]
Alkaline*	AGB	120^a and 24^b	60^a and 1440^b	0.3^a and 0.3^b	6	83	1:5 solid/liquid	98	48	[50]
Dilute acid	AGB	147	15	0.18	100	−67	8.2 (%, w/w)	68⁺		[51]
Dilute acid	MSW	140	40	0.1	42	79	1% glucan	80	ND	[52]
Hydrothermal	AGB	180	30	–	80	2	5 g glucan/L	80	83	[48]
Ionic liquid [C₂C₁Im][OAc]	AGB	120	180	9	7	25	5 g glucan/L	95	92	[48]
	AGB	120	180	9	4	25	5 g glucan/L	95	87	This study—system A
	AGB	120	180	9	18	27	5 g glucan/L	98	80	This study—system J
	MSW	140	180	9	0	6	10% biomass	93	73	[9]
	MSW	120	180	9	0	0	5 g glucan/L	97	94	This study system A
	MSW	120	180	9	0	0	5 g glucan/L	93	75	This study system D
Ionic liquid [C₄C₁Im][Cl]	AGB	120	180	9	10	12	5 g glucan/L	82⁺		[53]

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