25-03-2021 дата публикации
Номер: US20210087486A1
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A process for cleaning and beneficiating biomass is described which may allow removal of entrained salts and light volatiles from biomass materials. The process may also minimize energy use through capturing steam and flue gases for re-use. The process may generally comprise the following steps: prewashing and/or preheating a biomass, pressurizing the biomass in a steam explosion vessel, rapidly depressurizing the steam explosion vessel, releasing the steam from the steam explosion vessel entrained with fine lignin-enriched particles into a cyclone-type gas expansion vessel, routing the steam from the gas expansion vessel to the input hopper, subjecting the biomass to a second washing step, mechanically removing a portion of the water from the biomass, and evaporatively heating the biomass. 1. A method for removing at least one of salts and light volatile organic compounds from a disrupted biomass , the method comprising the following steps:passing the disrupted biomass from the reaction vessel to a separate wash chamber; andwashing the disrupted biomass within the separate wash chamber to remove at least 5 percent of the salts derived from the disrupted biomass.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of washing the disrupted biomass comprises agitating the disrupted biomass with clean water in the separate wash chamber to contact the clean water with the biomass.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of agitating the disrupted biomass with clean water in the separate wash chamber comprises agitating by compressed air.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of washing the disrupted comprises removing at least 10 percent of at least one of the salts and light volatile organic compounds.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of washing the disrupted biomass comprises removing at least 20 percent of at least one of the salts and light volatile organic compounds.6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of washing the disrupted biomass comprises ...
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