METHODS FOR PRODUCING RAW MATERIALS FROM PLANT BIOMASS

摘要

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to materials and methods for producing a wide range of raw materials from plant biomass. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides materials and methods for efficient decortication of plant biomass using a thermally regulated process to generate reactive oxygen species in the presence of a catalyst. Embodiments of the present disclosure address the need for improved methods with which to obtain a wide range of raw materials from plant biomass without the need for industrial decortication machines and without producing harmful industrial waste.

主权项

1. A method for decorticating plant biomass material, the method comprising:
submerging the plant biomass material in an aqueous-based decortication solution, the submerged plant biomass material being located adjacent to one or more exogenous catalysts; heating the decortication solution containing the submerged plant biomass material to a pre-determined temperature range for a pre-determined incubation period; and introducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) into the decortication solution adjacent to the one or more catalysts during the incubation period at a plurality of pre-determined intervals so that the one or more catalysts interact chemically with the ROS to decorticate the plant biomass material.