System and method for treating biomass material

    公开(公告)号:US11946090B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17267590

    申请日:2019-05-29

    Applicant: VALMET AB

    CPC classification number: C12P7/10 C12P2201/00

    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a treatment process system for biomass material and methods for such system. The system comprises a first dewatering stage arranged to receive biomass material, to remove liquid from the biomass material, and to feed the biomass material forward in the process. Further, the system includes a water treatment stage arranged to collect the removed liquid and an addition stage located downstream said dewatering stage and operatively coupled to the first dewatering stage. The addition stage is arranged to receive the de-watered biomass material, wherein the addition stage includes inlets for adding acid containing solution into the addition stage. A reactor stage arranged to receive the biomass material treated in the addition stage and to perform a pre-hydrolysis process to the biomass material. A filtrate feeding arrangement is arranged to feed liquid from the filtrate tank to the reactor stage.

    Reactor arrangement and method for pre-hydrolysis of biomass material

    公开(公告)号:US11420180B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-23

    申请号:US16759503

    申请日:2018-10-30

    Applicant: VALMET AB

    Abstract: A reactor arrangement for pre-hydrolysis of biomass material. The reactor arrangement comprises a reactor vessel arranged substantially horizontally, wherein the vessel comprises an inlet for receiving the biomass material arranged at an upper portion of the vessel. The inlet may be arranged at a first longitudinal end of the vessel. The vessel may furthermore comprise an outlet at a second longitudinal end of the vessel. The reactor arrangement further comprises a set of steam injection orifices arranged to inject or supply steam into the reactor vessel. The set of steam injection orifices comprises at least two orifices arranged below the inlet at a distance from each other. The at least two orifices may be arranged at a distance from each other in the lateral direction of the reactor vessel. Furthermore, a method for pre-hydrolysis treatment of biomass in a substantially horizontal reactor vessel is provided.

    METHOD FOR COOLING BIOMASS
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210340487A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17286561

    申请日:2019-11-19

    Applicant: VALMET AB

    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method and device for treating biomass in which thermally treated biomass is discharged from a pressurized prehydrolysis reactor unit and dewatered before it is cooled with cold liquid. The cooled slurry of biomass is then enzymatically treated.

    Arrangement, system and method for handling non-wood plant material
    4.
    发明授权
    Arrangement, system and method for handling non-wood plant material 有权
    处理非木材植物材料的布置,制度和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09156221B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-13

    申请号:US14380189

    申请日:2013-02-19

    Applicant: Valmet AB

    CPC classification number: B30B9/16 B30B9/127 D21C5/00 D21C7/06

    Abstract: A feeding arrangement for feeding plant material to a treatment vessel is disclosed including a plug screw feeder, a force feeding screw for feeding the plant material to the plug screw feeder in which the force feeding screw is arranged essentially perpendicular to the plug screw, and a feeding device for feeding incoming material to the force feeding screw, and in which the plug screw can rotate at variable speed, and the force feeding screw includes when a distance between the last screw thread of the force feeding screw and the outer diameter of the plug screw is up to 90 mm.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于将植物材料供给到处理容器的进料装置,包括插头螺旋进料器,用于将植物材料供给到插塞螺旋进料器的力进给螺杆,其中加力螺杆基本上垂直于插塞螺杆布置, 进给装置,用于将进料输送到加力螺杆,并且其中塞子螺杆可以以可变的速度旋转,并且加力螺杆包括当加力螺杆的最后螺纹与塞子的外径之间的距离 螺丝长达90毫米。

    System for treatment of a biomass material

    公开(公告)号:US12098505B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US17050013

    申请日:2019-03-22

    Applicant: VALMET AB

    CPC classification number: D21B1/36 D21C1/02 D21C7/06 D21C7/08 D21C7/10

    Abstract: A system for treatment of a biomass material and a method for transporting biomass material, said system comprising: —a first vessel (3) in which said biomass material is treated at a first pressure;—a second vessel (5) in which said biomass material is collected at a second pressure which is lower than the first pressure; and—a transporting pipe (7) connecting an outlet (9) of the first vessel (3) with an inlet (11) of the second vessel (5) for transporting the biomass material from the first vessel to the second vessel, wherein said transporting pipe (7) comprises at least one restriction (13) for control of the flow in the transporting pipe and hereby providing a pressure drop to the transported biomass material, wherein at least one of said at least one restriction (13) is provided somewhere in the second half of the length of the transporting pipe (7) starting from the first vessel (3) and ending at the second vessel (5).

    CYCLONE SEPARATOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180056307A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15556015

    申请日:2016-02-15

    Applicant: Valmet AB

    CPC classification number: B04C5/04 B04C5/081 C12M43/00

    Abstract: A cyclone separator (10) comprises a pressure chamber (20), an inlet (30) for an incoming flow of a mixture of gas and particles, a gas outlet (50) for outgoing gas arranged through a top wall (26) of the pressure chamber and a particle outlet (40) for outgoing particles arranged in a lower part (22) of the pressure chamber. The pressure chamber has a main rotation symmetric shape. The inlet is arranged through a side wall (28) of an upper part (24) of the pressure chamber for directing the incoming flow with a main velocity component in a tangential direction. The inlet comprises an inlet tube (36) protruding through the side wall of the upper part into the pressure chamber, whereby an inner end (38) of the inlet tube is provided at a position interior of the pressure chamber. A method for operating a cyclone separator is also disclosed.

    AN APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND/OR DEWATERNG OF CELLULOSE PULP
    7.
    发明申请
    AN APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND/OR DEWATERNG OF CELLULOSE PULP 有权
    用于洗涤和/或脱脂的纤维素浆的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150361617A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-17

    申请号:US14650781

    申请日:2013-12-19

    Applicant: VALMET AB

    CPC classification number: D21F1/66 D21C9/06 D21C9/18 D21D1/40 D21F1/74

    Abstract: Apparatus for washing and/or dewatering cellulose pulp is disclosed including a movable permeable surface in a pulp transportation chamber having a chamber gap above the movable permeable surface, a pulp distributor for distributing pulp onto the movable permeable surface, a throttle having a throttle gap width and an adjustable throttle adjuster to remotely adjust the throttle gap width so that a volume of pulp flow into the pulp distributor is equal to or greater than the volume of pulp flow out of the distributor during operation.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于洗涤和/或脱水纤维素纸浆的设备,其包括在可移动可渗透表面上方具有腔室间隙的纸浆输送室中的可移动可渗透表面,用于将纸浆分配到可移动可渗透表面上的纸浆分配器,具有节流间隙宽度 以及可调节的节气门调节器,以远程调节节流间隙宽度,使得流入纸浆分配器的纸浆体积等于或大于在操作期间从分配器流出的纸浆流量。

    Arrangement and system for feeding biomass material to a treatment process

    公开(公告)号:US10385506B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15528045

    申请日:2015-12-22

    Applicant: VALMET AB

    Abstract: A feeding arrangement for feeding lignocellulosic biomass material such as annual plant material towards a hydrolysis process includes at least one transportation device for transporting the biomass material towards the treatment process; and at least one tearing roll arranged at a predetermined distance from the at least one transportation device and being provided with tearing protrusion. The at least one tearing roll is arranged with a predetermined distance to the at least one transportation device to tear off parts of the transported material to provide a substantially continuous flow of material.

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