Abstract:
The process for the production of alcohol and/or solvent from a biomass feedstock comprises the stages for pretreatment (P) of the biomass feedstock, for enzymatic hydrolysis (H) of the pretreated substrate, and for fermenting the hydrolyzate (F).To reduce the size of the fermenters, at least a portion of the solid residue contained in the hydrolyzate is extracted (Ex1) in such a way as to obtain a stream of solid residue (9) comprising lignin and a hydrolyzate (8) that is low in solid residue. Then, the stream of solid residue is washed (L) with a liquid stream in such a way as to recover a sugar-enriched liquid stream (15). The sugar-enriched liquid stream (15) is recycled in the enzymatic hydrolysis stage (H) to be able to upgrade the sugars without providing dilution of the streams in the process.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing alcohols comprising:
a. an IBE-type fermentation step in at least one bioreactor (R1) in the presence of a natural strain microorganism, and fed at least with an aqueous solution (1) of C5 and/or C6 sugars and a recycled acetone stream (3), in order to produce fermentation gases and a fermentation broth containing fermentation products; b. a step of recovering the fermentation products, in order to obtain a stream of fermentation products (2); c. a step of treating the stream of fermentation products comprising an acetone separation section in order to produce at least an acetone effluent (3) and an aqueous alcohol effluent (4); d. a step for recycling at least a fraction of the acetone effluent (3) from step c) to step a).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing alcohols, in which a sugary fluid is introduced into a fermentation reactor (2) to produce a fermentation must enriched in isopropanol, butanol, ethanol and acetone relative to the sugary fluid, the fermentation reactor (2) comprising a biomass produced by a strain belonging to the genus Clostridium which is supported on a solid support (9) comprising a polyurethane foam; and to a fermentation reactor (2) comprising said biomass supported on said solid support (9).
Abstract:
The process for the production of alcohol and/or solvent from a biomass feedstock comprises the stages for pretreatment (P) of the biomass feedstock, for enzymatic hydrolysis (H1 and HF), and for fermenting the hydrolyzate (HF). To prevent solids from being sent and to facilitate operating the section for purifying the fermentation products, at least a portion of the solid material in the fermentation wine is extracted (Ex1) to obtain a stream of solid residue (11) comprising lignin and a fermentation wine (12) that is low in solid material. Then, the stream of solid residue is washed (L) with a liquid stream to recover a liquid stream that is enriched with fermentation products (16). The liquid stream that is enriched with fermentation products (16) is recycled in the enzymatic hydrolysis stage (H1) to recover any fermentation product and to increase the overall yield of the process.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a continuous process for pretreatment of an oil feedstock comprising at most 20% by weight of free fatty acids by esterification of free fatty acids in which a vertical liquid/liquid contactor containing an esterification catalyst in solid form is supplied in counter-current by an alcohol feedstock comprising at least 20% by weight of an alcohol and said oil feedstock, with said contactor being operated at a temperature of between 25 and 120° C., with said contactor performing the contact in liquid-liquid counter-current between a heavy phase and a light phase, with said heavy phase being able to be either an oil-rich phase or an alcohol-rich phase.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for extracting alcohols from an initial mixture (1) comprising alcohols in aqueous phase, with:
a distillative separation by an isopropanol-butanol distillation column (III) equipped at the top with a condenser (c3), intended for separating said mixture into a water-isopropanol azeotrope stream (6) at the top and into a water-butanol azeotrope stream (7) at the bottom, a distillative separation intended for separating the water-butanol azeotrope stream into water and butanol, by a hetero-azeotropic distillation system comprising at least one water-recovering water column (IV) and at least one butanol (9)-recovering butanol column (V) equipped with a reboiler (r5),
such that a heat transfer is performed from the top water-isopropanol azeotrope stream (6) entering the condenser of the isopropanol-butanol distillation column (III), to the stream entering the reboiler of the butanol column (V).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for producing alcohols, according to which a sugary fluid (2) is introduced into a reaction section (1) comprising a support (4) on which microorganisms are immobilized, in order to produce, by fermentation, an alcohol-enriched must (3) under the action of said microorganisms, characterized in that the process is carried out continuously, and such that a portion of spent support (41) is periodically replaced by a portion of new and/or regenerated support (46).
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a process for recovering fermentation products present in a fermentation mash produced in a bioreactor (9), comprising a step a) in which a gas stream (15) is sent into the fermentation mash under pressure in order to entrain at least a portion of the products and produce a gas stream (16) which is enriched in fermentation products. The process comprises a step h) for storage of the fermentation gases and the gas stream which is sent to the step a) is constituted by the stored fermentation gases.