Tower reactors for bioconversion of lignocellulosic material
Abstract
An apparatus is described for enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of pretreated lignocellulosic material, in the form of a tower bioreactor, having mixers to achieve intermittent mixing of the material. Precise mixing of the material is important for effective heat and mass transfer requirements without damaging or denaturing the enzymes or fermenting microorganisms. The pretreated material, generally in the form of a slurry, is pumped through the bioreactor, either upwards or downwards, and is mixed periodically as it passes through the mixing zones where the mixers are located. For a thin slurry, alternate mixing can be achieved by a pumping loop which also serves as a heat transfer device. Additional heat transfer takes place through the reactor heat transfer jackets. 5 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 335433
- Patent Number(s):
- 5888806
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-878,037
- Assignee:
- NREL; SCA: 090900; PA: EDB-99:044671; SN: 99002077311
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 30 Mar 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; LIGNIN; CELLULOSE; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; BIOREACTORS; DESIGN; MIXING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; FERMENTATION
Citation Formats
Nguyen, Q A. Tower reactors for bioconversion of lignocellulosic material. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web.
Nguyen, Q A. Tower reactors for bioconversion of lignocellulosic material. United States.
Nguyen, Q A. Tue .
"Tower reactors for bioconversion of lignocellulosic material". United States.
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abstractNote = {An apparatus is described for enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of pretreated lignocellulosic material, in the form of a tower bioreactor, having mixers to achieve intermittent mixing of the material. Precise mixing of the material is important for effective heat and mass transfer requirements without damaging or denaturing the enzymes or fermenting microorganisms. The pretreated material, generally in the form of a slurry, is pumped through the bioreactor, either upwards or downwards, and is mixed periodically as it passes through the mixing zones where the mixers are located. For a thin slurry, alternate mixing can be achieved by a pumping loop which also serves as a heat transfer device. Additional heat transfer takes place through the reactor heat transfer jackets. 5 figs.},
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