Biphasic reaction systems for lignocellulosic biomass revalorisation

In the last decades, integrated biorefineries are acquiring importance since they allow the integral valorisation of ligno-cellulosic biomass by the obtaining of multiple products. However, the high number of steps of these biorefineries could reduce their economic sustainability and also could worse their environmental profile. In this sense, biphasic reaction systems could be a solution since it permits the production and isolation of added-value compounds in a single step. Furthermore, carrying reactions in biphasic systems also presents some advantages compared with performing them in monophasic systems, as they can be thermodynamically controlled and side reactions are avoided. Thus, this short review briefly presents the different biphasic reaction systems proposed in the last two years for the valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass.