Wenxi Lai, Weihua Yang, Shaoan Lei, Li Yu, Quanhong Tao, Jian Wei*, Xixin Yue and Yimin Hu*,
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Abstract
Holocellulose, a key biomass material, holds broad potential in the energy, materials, and chemical industries. Here, we developed a novel method for its extraction by selectively removing lignin using Gemini imidazole salts and surfactants [Cn-m-Cnim]Br2 (m = 1, 2, 4, 6; n = 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 16) in ethylene glycol (EG). Key factors, such as reagent concentration, alkyl/spacer chain length, pretreatment time/temperature, solid–liquid ratio, and straw particle size, were optimized. Under optimal conditions ([C1-2-C1im]Br2/EG, 100 °C, 3 h), cellulose and hemicellulose retention reached 94.2 and 88.4%, respectively, with 73.1% lignin removal. The pretreatment solution remained effective for five reuse cycles. FT-IR, 13CNMR, TG, XRD, and SEM analyses confirmed the holocellulose’s composition and morphology, and the delignification mechanism was elucidated.