摘要:
This invention provides processes and apparatus to convert biomass, including wood and agricultural residues, into low-ash biomass pellets for combustion, alone or in combination with another solid fuel. Some embodiments provide processes for producing hemicellulosic sugars and low-ash biomass from cellulosic biomass, comprising providing an aqueous extraction solution with acetic acid; extracting the feedstock to produce an extract liquor containing soluble ash, hemicellulosic oligomers, acetic acid, dissolved lignin, and cellulose-rich solids; dewatering and drying the cellulose-rich, lignin-rich solids to produce a low-ash biomass; hydrolyzing the hemicellulosic oligomers to produce fermentable hemicellulosic sugars, wherein additional acetic acid is generated; removing a vapor stream comprising vaporized acetic acid from the extract; recycling the vapor or its condensate to provide some starting acetic acid for the extraction solution; and recovering fermentable hemicellulosic sugars. The disclosed processes can produce clean power from biomass. Co-products include fermentation products such as ethanol, fertilizers, and lignin.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for producing dried bio-cellulose which, according to one embodiment of the present invention, prevents contamination caused by microorganisms during the transport and production processes, does not require an additional anti-microorganism system in the production process, and can reduce the cost of transport and production by being stored at room temperature for a long time. Also, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the dried bio cellulose can be used as a cosmetic or pharmaceutical material for delivering medicinal substances through prompt gelation in several seconds or minutes.
摘要:
The present invention relates to (1) a process for producing a hydroxyalkyl cellulose having an excellent water-solubility while maintaining a high reaction selectivity by adding a basic compound and an alkyleneoxide to a cellulose to conduct a reaction therebetween in which the basic compound is added in a total amount of from 0.3 to 1.5 mol per 1 mol of an anhydroglucose unit in the cellulose, and the alkyleneoxide is added in a total amount of from 1.0 to 3.0 mol per 1 mol of an anhydroglucose unit in the cellulose, the process including a step of adding the basic compound in an amount of from 50 to 95% of the total amount of the basic compound to be added during the process, and then adding the alkyleneoxide in an amount of from 30 to 80% of the total amount of the alkyleneoxide to be added during the process to react the compounds with the cellulose, thereby obtaining a reaction mixture; and a step of adding a remaining amount of the basic compound and a remaining amount of the alkyleneoxide to the reaction mixture obtained in the previous step to conduct a reaction therebetween; (2) a hydroxyalkyl cellulose produced by the process; and (3) a process for producing a cationized hydroxyalkyl cellulose using the resulting hydroxyalkyl cellulose.
摘要:
The present invention generally provides methods of improving lignin separation during lignocellulosic biorefining, comprising the steps of (i) catalyzing fractionation or hydrolysis with an acid to release sugars into an acidified solution containing lignin, (ii) neutralizing the acidified solution with a base to form a salt in a neutralized solution; (iii) in a separation unit, separating the salt and the lignin, each in free or combined form, from the neutralized solution; and then (iv) recycling a portion of the salt and optionally a portion of the lignin to step (i) to combine, physically or chemically, with the lignin, to improve lignin separation in the separation unit. In certain embodiments, the acid is a sulfur-containing acid and the base is lime, forming gypsum which is then recycled, in part, to the hydrolysis reactor.
摘要:
The invention relates to methods of preconditioning unwashed pretreated cellulosic material using a combination of phenol oxidizing enzyme and hemicellulase. The invention also relates to processes of producing sugars and fermentation products including a preconditioning method of the invention.
摘要:
This invention provides processes to convert biomass into energy-dense biomass for combustion, alone or in combination with another solid fuel. Some embodiments provide processes for producing fermentable sugars and energy-dense biomass from cellulosic biomass, comprising extracting the feedstock with steam and/or hot water to produce an extract liquor containing hemicellulosic oligomers, dissolved lignin, and cellulose-rich solids; separating the extract liquor, to produce dewatered cellulose-rich solids; hydrolyzing the dewatered cellulose-rich solids, thereby removing a portion of the cellulose, to produce intermediate solids (with higher energy density) and a hydrolysate; drying the intermediate solids to produce energy-dense biomass; and recovering fermentable sugars from the hydrolysate. The energy-dense biomass may be pelletized into biomass pellets, which may have a similar energy density as torrefied pellets from wood. The hemicellulosic oligomers may be further hydrolyzed to produce additional fermentable sugars. The fermentable sugars may be fermented to ethanol or another product.
摘要:
A method for utilizing biomass components, namely cellulose, hemicellose, and lignin, and converting them to value-added biobased chemical products is described herein. The present method provides treatments to obtain a plurality of component streams from biomass for producing derivative products while minimizing waste products.