Cyclone reactor
Abstract
A system is provided to produce sugars from a liquid-solid mixture containing biomass, and an acid, wherein the mixture is heated to an appropriate temperature to achieve hydrolysis. The liquid-solid mixture is introduced as a stream into the circular-cylindrical chamber of a cyclone reaction vessel and steam is introduced to the vessel to provide the necessary heat for hydrolysis as well as to establish the liquid-solid mixture in a rotary flow field whereby the liquids and solids of the mixture move along spiral paths within the chamber. The liquid-solid mixture may be introduced at the periphery of the chamber to spiral down toward and be discharged at or near the center of the chamber. Because of differing mass, the solid particles in the mixture move radially inward at a different rate than the liquid and that rate is controlled to maximize the hydrolysis of the solids and to minimize the decomposition of sugars, thus formed.
- Inventors:
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- Norwich, VT
- Hanover, NH
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866901
- Patent Number(s):
- 4818295
- Application Number:
- US patent applicaiton 06/848,245
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- cyclone; reactor; provided; produce; sugars; liquid-solid; mixture; containing; biomass; acid; heated; appropriate; temperature; achieve; hydrolysis; introduced; stream; circular-cylindrical; chamber; reaction; vessel; steam; provide; heat; establish; rotary; flow; field; whereby; liquids; solids; move; spiral; paths; periphery; discharged; near; center; differing; mass; solid; particles; radially; inward; rate; liquid; controlled; maximize; minimize; decomposition; formed; radially inward; solid particles; flow field; mixture containing; reaction vessel; solid mixture; solid particle; move radially; cyclone reactor; cylindrical chamber; liquid-solid mixture; /127/55/96/162/261/422/
Citation Formats
Converse, Alvin O, Grethlein, Hans E, and Holland, Joseph E. Cyclone reactor. United States: N. p., 1989.
Web.
Converse, Alvin O, Grethlein, Hans E, & Holland, Joseph E. Cyclone reactor. United States.
Converse, Alvin O, Grethlein, Hans E, and Holland, Joseph E. Tue .
"Cyclone reactor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866901.
@article{osti_866901,
title = {Cyclone reactor},
author = {Converse, Alvin O and Grethlein, Hans E and Holland, Joseph E},
abstractNote = {A system is provided to produce sugars from a liquid-solid mixture containing biomass, and an acid, wherein the mixture is heated to an appropriate temperature to achieve hydrolysis. The liquid-solid mixture is introduced as a stream into the circular-cylindrical chamber of a cyclone reaction vessel and steam is introduced to the vessel to provide the necessary heat for hydrolysis as well as to establish the liquid-solid mixture in a rotary flow field whereby the liquids and solids of the mixture move along spiral paths within the chamber. The liquid-solid mixture may be introduced at the periphery of the chamber to spiral down toward and be discharged at or near the center of the chamber. Because of differing mass, the solid particles in the mixture move radially inward at a different rate than the liquid and that rate is controlled to maximize the hydrolysis of the solids and to minimize the decomposition of sugars, thus formed.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 1989},
month = {Tue Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 1989}
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