https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Treatment of lignite and thermal coal with low cost amino acid based ionic liquid-water mixtures https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34809 Tue 14 May 2019 10:49:16 AEST ]]> Low cost ionic liquid-water mixtures for effective extraction of carbohydrate and lipid from algae https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34961 Chlorella vulgaris and Spirulina platensis can be pretreated with low cost choline amino acid based ionic liquids to effectively yield lipids (30.6% and 51% total lipids) and sugars (71% and 26% total sugars). The ionic liquids dissolve the lipids, leaving behind a carbohydrate rich solid. The lipids were extracted with hexane, and the solid was subjected to enzyme hydrolysis to release fermentable sugars. These results open new pathways towards the dual production of biodiesel and bioethanol from algae, using low cost ionic liquids.]]> Tue 03 Sep 2019 17:57:59 AEST ]]>