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The synthetic mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose (MCXY) exerted a positive promoting effect on biomethane production, with a synergistic effect index of 101.51%. The methane yield per volatile solids (VS) of microcrystalline cellulose (MC), xylan (XY), and MCXY reached 320.81 \u00b1 1.85 mL\/g VS, 352.70 \u00b1 6.58 mL\/g VS, and 340.60 \u00b1 10.94 mL\/g VS, respectively. Lignin did not produce biogas in anaerobic digestion (AD) system, and its presence had an inhibitory effect on the methanogenesis of cellulose and hemicellulose, especially that of hemicellulose. Notably, pretreatment significantly improved the methane production potential of corn stover. Deep eutectic solvent-pretreated corn stover (DES_CS) achieved the highest methane yield of 356.57 \u00b1 8.50 mL\/g VS, which was 55.46% higher than that of the untreated group. DES pretreatment deconstructed lignocellulosic matrix and distinctly increased DOM molecular diversity, thus providing superior substrate conditions for improving anaerobic digestion performance. Microbial community analysis revealed that DES pretreatment significantly reshaped the bacterial structure, enriching syntrophic taxa over the carbohydrate-degrading Bacteroides found in raw corn stover, thereby fostering a more robust metabolic network for methane production. While acetoclastic Methanothrix dominated the pretreated groups, its synergistic coexistence with hydrogenotrophic Methanobacterium across all digesters facilitated stable dual-pathway methanogenesis. 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