TY - JOUR PB - Elsevier Ltd JF - Bioresource Technology AV - none ID - scholars14638 UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85107084415&doi=10.1016%2fj.biortech.2021.125195&partnerID=40&md5=a28c148beabafc5d8064c930c7b6f2eb KW - Chlorine compounds; Energy conversion; Solvents KW - Biomass wastes; Biomass-to-energy; Choline chloride; Energy; Greener solvents; Lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment; Pre-treatments; Pretreatment technique; Renewable energies; Value added products KW - Biomass KW - choline; lignin; lignocellulose; solvent KW - biomass KW - Biomass; Choline; Lignin; Solvents A1 - Yiin, C.L. A1 - Yap, K.L. A1 - Ku, A.Z.E. A1 - Chin, B.L.F. A1 - Lock, S.S.M. A1 - Cheah, K.W. A1 - Loy, A.C.M. A1 - Chan, Y.H. N2 - Biomass wastes exhibit a great potential to be used as a source of non-depleting renewable energy and synthesis of value-added products. The key to the valorization of excess lignocellulosic biomass wastes in the world lies on the pretreatment process to recalcitrant barrier of the lignocellulosic material for the access to useful substrates. A wide range of pretreatment techniques are available and advances in this field is continuously happening, in search for cheap, effective, and environmentally friendly methods. This review starts with an introduction to conventional approaches and green solvents for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Subsequently, the mechanism of actions along with the advantages and disadvantages of pretreatment techniques were reviewed. The roles of choline chloride (ChCl) in green solvents and their potential applications were also comprehensively reviewed. The collection of ideas in this review serve as an insight for future works or interest on biomass-to-energy conversion using green solvents. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd Y1 - 2021/// N1 - cited By 54 SN - 09608524 TI - Recent advances in green solvents for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment: Potential of choline chloride (ChCl) based solvents VL - 333 ER -