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Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.
Sec. Bioprocess Engineering
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1465419
This article is part of the Research Topic Isolation, Modification, and Characterization of the Constituents in Biomass and Their Bio-based Applications - Volume III View all 3 articles

Current Status and Future Prospects of Pretreatment for Tobacco Stalk Lignocellulose

Provisionally accepted
Nianwu Hu Nianwu Hu 1Xiongbin Liu Xiongbin Liu 1Shuoguo Wei Shuoguo Wei 1Jianwu Yao Jianwu Yao 1Wanxia Wang Wanxia Wang 1Ben Liu Ben Liu 1Tianming Tang Tianming Tang 1Jungang Jiang Jungang Jiang 2*Lei Wang Lei Wang 2
  • 1 Hubei Xinye Reconstituted Tobacco Development Co. Ltd, Wuhan, China
  • 2 Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China

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    With the growing demand for sustainable development, tobacco stalks, as a resource-rich and low-cost renewable resource, hold the potential for producing highvalue chemicals and materials within a circular economy. Due to the complex and unique structure of tobacco stalk biomass, traditional methods are ineffective in its utilization, making the pretreatment of tobacco stalk lignocellulose a crucial step in obtaining high-value products. This paper reviews recent advancements in various pretreatment technologies for tobacco stalk lignocellulosic biomass, including hydrothermal, steam explosion, acid, alkaline, organic solvent, ionic liquid, and deep eutectic solvent pretreatment. It emphasizes the impact and efficiency of these pretreatment methods on the conversion of tobacco stalk biomass and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each technique. Finally, the paper forecasts future research directions in the pretreatment of tobacco stalk lignocellulose, providing new insights and methods for enhancing its efficient utilization.

    Keywords: Tobacco stalk, Lignocellulose, pretreatment, Valorization, Biorefinery

    Received: 16 Jul 2024; Accepted: 30 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Hu, Liu, Wei, Yao, Wang, Liu, Tang, Jiang and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jungang Jiang, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China

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