Process for the production of alcohols from biomass
    83.
    发明授权
    Process for the production of alcohols from biomass 有权
    从生物质生产醇的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08609379B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-17

    申请号:US13332276

    申请日:2011-12-20

    摘要: Alcohols useful as fuel compositions are produced from biomass by pretreating the biomass prior to hydrolysis and fermentation. In the pretreatment, the biomass is contacted with an aqueous solution containing a dilute acid with concentration of up to 10 wt % producing a predigested stream containing an aqueous liquor that contains at least a portion of hemicelluloses and a residual biomass that contains celluloses and lignin; separating at least a portion of the aqueous liquor from the residual biomass providing an aqueous liquor stream and a pre-digested biomass stream; then contacting the pre-digested biomass stream with a cooking liquor containing at least one alkali selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfide, potassium hydroxide, potassium carbonate, ammonium hydroxide, and mixtures thereof and water. A process that allows for higher recovery of carbohydrates and thereby increased yields is provided.

    摘要翻译: 可用作燃料组合物的醇通过在水解和发酵之前预处理生物质由生物质产生。 在预处理中,生物质与含有浓度高达10重量%的稀酸的水溶液接触,产生含有含有至少一部分半纤维素和含有纤维素和木质素的残余生物质的含水液体的预消化流; 从剩余生物质中分离至少一部分含水液体,提供含水液体流和预消化的生物物流; 然后将预消化的生物物流与含有选自氢氧化钠,碳酸钠,硫化钠,氢氧化钾,碳酸钾,氢氧化铵及其混合物和水中的至少一种碱的蒸煮液接触。 提供了允许更高碳水化合物回收率并从而提高产量的方法。

    Process for converting gas stream comprising CO, CO2 and H2 to liquid products by fermentation
    84.
    发明授权
    Process for converting gas stream comprising CO, CO2 and H2 to liquid products by fermentation 有权
    通过发酵将包含CO,CO 2和H 2的气流转化成液体产物的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08535919B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-17

    申请号:US12826968

    申请日:2010-06-30

    申请人: Robert Hickey

    发明人: Robert Hickey

    摘要: A process converts a gas input stream comprising CO, CO2, and H2 by contact with fermentation liquid into a liquid product that controls the concentration of CO and CO2 in the fermentation vessel. The process charges the feed gas stream and a recycle gas stream to the fermentation vessel and an off-gas stream collects above the fermentation liquid. The off-gas stream flows to a gas injector that uses a recycle liquid as the motive fluid to mix the off-gas with the recycle liquid into a gas-liquid dispersion. Contact of the recycle liquid with the off-gas absorbs CO2 to provide the recycle stream. A gas separation vessel separates the remainder of the off-gas into the recycle gas. Mixing the recycle gas with the gas input stream dilutes the concentration of CO to lower the CO concentration in the fermentation vessel. Separated recycle liquid flows to a CO2 stripper for removal of CO2.

    摘要翻译: 工艺通过与发酵液接触将包含CO,CO 2和H 2的气体输入流转化成控制发酵容器中CO和CO 2浓度的液体产物。 该过程将进料气流和再循环气流充入发酵容器,并且废气流收集在发酵液体上方。 废气流流入气体注射器,其使用再循环液体作为动力流体,将废气与再循环液体混合成气液分散体。 再循环液与废气的接触吸收二氧化碳以提供循环流。 气体分离容器将剩余的废气分离成循环气体。 将循环气体与气体输入流混合稀释CO浓度以降低发酵容器中的CO浓度。 分离的再循环液体流入CO 2汽提器以除去CO 2。

    Conversion System For Biomass
    87.
    发明申请
    Conversion System For Biomass 有权
    生物质转换系统

    公开(公告)号:US20130059346A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-07

    申请号:US13657928

    申请日:2012-10-23

    申请人: XYLECO, INC.

    发明人: Marshall Medoff

    摘要: The efficient production of ethanol from low-cost biomass (e.g., corn, sugar beets, sugar cane, switchgrass and/or paper) has become increasingly important in making ethanol competitive with gasoline and decreasing the United States' dependence on foreign oil. For example, to reduce the cost of transporting biomass to ethanol production facilities, mobile systems for producing ethanol from biomass are provided. Also provided are small-scale ethanol production facilities. For example, instead of transporting biomass to the production facility, the facility is transported to the biomass or is located nearby the source of the biomass. The ethanol production facilities or components thereof may be transported via land, water, or air. Production of other products, such as hydrocarbons, natural gas, hydrogen gas, plastics, polymers, and proteins, can also be made by the methods and facilities. Any product described herein can be made in finished form or un-finished form and moved, e.g., to a fixed facility, e.g., fixed production facility.

    摘要翻译: 从低成本生物质(例如玉米,甜菜,甘蔗,柳枝稷和/或纸)中有效生产乙醇在使乙醇与汽油竞争并降低美国对外来石油的依赖方面变得越来越重要。 例如,为了降低将生物质运送到乙醇生产设施的成本,提供了从生物质生产乙醇的移动系统。 还提供小型乙醇生产设施。 例如,不是将生物质运送到生产设施,而是将设施运送到生物质或者位于生物质源附近。 乙醇生产设备或其组分可以经陆地,水或空气运输。 生产其他产品,如碳氢化合物,天然气,氢气,塑料,聚合物和蛋白质也可以通过这些方法和设备来制造。 本文描述的任何产品可以以成品形式或未完成的形式制成并移动到例如固定设施,例如固定生产设施。