Cellulose pretreatment agent and applications thereof in enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose-containing biomass

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a cellulose pretreatment agent, a method for pretreating cellulose with the cellulose pretreatment agent, and a method for producing a reducing sugar. The cellulose pretreatment agent is an organic acid comprising at least one sulfonic acid group, a carbon-based material derived from the organic acid comprising at least one sulfonic acid group, or a g-C3N4/FeOCl Fenton-like composite. The pretreatment of the present disclosure can be performed under a mild condition and the cellulose-containing biomass pretreated with the cellulose pretreatment agent of the present disclosure can be enzymatically hydrolyzed under a mild condition, with less hazardous chemicals used.

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