Figure 1. A flow diagram of two potential biomass-to-biofuel bioprocessing configurations that utilize IL-pretreatment.

A) Diagrams a configuration based on methods currently established in the literature and lists some potential barriers to commercialization (Problems). B) This configuration combines IL-pretreatment and saccharification into a single pot and may overcome barriers outlined in A (as listed in the solutions section), but requires an IL-tolerant cellulase cocktail, such as JTherm.