Exploration of the interaction mechanism of lignocellulosic hybrid systems based on deep eutectic solvents

The interactions of three deep eutectic solvents (DES) choline chloride-glycerol (ChCl-GLY), ChCl-lactic acid (ChCl-LA) and ChCl-urea (ChCl-U) with cellulose-hemicellulose and cellulose-lignin hybrid systems were investigated using the simulated computational approach. Aiming to simulate DES pretreatment of real lignocellulosic biomass in nature. DES pretreatment could disrupt the original hydrogen bonding network structure among the lignocellulosic components and reconstruct the new DES-lignocellulosic hydrogen bonding network structure. ChCl-U had the highest intensity of action on the hybrid systems, removing 78.3% of the hydrogen bonds between cellulose-4-O-methyl Gluconic acid xylan (cellulose-Gxyl) and 68.4% of the hydrogen bonds between cellulose-Veratrylglycerol-b-guaiacyl ether (cellulose-VG), respectively. The increase of urea content facilitated the interaction between DES and lignocellulosic blend system. Finally, the addition of appropriate water (DES:H2O = 1:5) and DES formed the new DES-water hydrogen bonding network structure more favorable for the interaction of DES with lignocellulose.