This invention discloses a green and efficient
pretreatment method for
biomass and its application in the selective preparation of 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran. The pretreatment includes: uniformly mixing
biomass raw materials with a
ternary eutectic solvent, reacting the mixture in a
microwave synthesizer, and then washing, filtering, and
drying the reactants to collect the
solid residue, thus obtaining the pretreated
biomass. The
ternary eutectic solvent used in this invention is a
mixed solution of
zinc chloride,
ethylene glycol, and water. It is simple to prepare, uses readily available and harmless raw materials, and is recyclable.
Zinc has the dual functions of
solvent and catalyst, increasing the total number of
hydrogen bonds, promoting the breaking of β-O-4 bonds, and increasing the acidity of the solvent. It also forms
metal ion complexes with water ligands, promoting biomass
pyrolysis. The
pretreatment method of this invention can achieve a
lignin removal rate of over 80% at low temperatures, requires a short reaction time, uses readily available and harmless solvents, and exhibits a selectivity for 2,3-dihydrobenzofuran exceeding 40% after
pyrolysis, providing
technical support for advancing industrialization.