Ionic liquid systems for the processing of biomass, their components and/or derivatives, and mixtures thereof
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1. A method of fractioning biomass, comprising:
- a. providing a liquid fractionation composition comprising the biomass, an ionic liquid, and a fractionation polymer, with a weight ratio of the fractionation polymer to the ionic liquid of about 5;
95 to about 95;
5 wherein the liquid fractionation composition is substantially free of water and wherein the liquid fractionation composition is mono-phasic at a temperature; and
b. adjusting the temperature of the mono-phasic liquid fractionation composition to form a biphasic liquid fractionation composition that comprises a fractionation polymer rich liquid phase and an ionic liquid rich liquid phase, wherein the biomass is fractioned between the phases of the biphasic liquid composition.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods that involve ionic liquids and biomass. Multiphasic compositions involving ionic liquids and a polymer and uses of such compositions for fractioning various components of biomass are disclosed. Methods of making and using compositions comprising an ionic liquid, biomass, and a catalyst are also disclosed.
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1. A method of fractioning biomass, comprising:
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a. providing a liquid fractionation composition comprising the biomass, an ionic liquid, and a fractionation polymer, with a weight ratio of the fractionation polymer to the ionic liquid of about 5;
95 to about 95;
5 wherein the liquid fractionation composition is substantially free of water and wherein the liquid fractionation composition is mono-phasic at a temperature; andb. adjusting the temperature of the mono-phasic liquid fractionation composition to form a biphasic liquid fractionation composition that comprises a fractionation polymer rich liquid phase and an ionic liquid rich liquid phase, wherein the biomass is fractioned between the phases of the biphasic liquid composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A liquid fractionation composition, comprising:
- biomass, an ionic liquid, and a fractionation polymer, with a weight ratio of the fractionation polymer to the ionic liquid of about 5;
95 to about 95;
5 wherein the composition is a biphasic liquid composition that comprises a fractionation polymer rich liquid phase and an ionic liquid rich liquid phase with the biomass fractioned between the phases of the biphasic liquid composition and wherein the composition is substantially free of water. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
- biomass, an ionic liquid, and a fractionation polymer, with a weight ratio of the fractionation polymer to the ionic liquid of about 5;
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