A new approach to recycle oxalic acid during lignocellulose pretreatment for xylose production.

Banggui ChengXiao ZhangQixuan LinFengxue XinRuncang SunXiaohui WangJun-Li Ren

Published in: Biotechnology for biofuels (2018)

This sustainable approach of recycling and reuse of oxalic acid has a significant potential application for replacing traditional dilute mineral acid pretreatment of lignocellulose, which could contribute to reduce CO2 emissions and the cost of the pretreatment.

Keyphrases

wastewater treatment
risk assessment
climate change
human health