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Title: Biomass shock pretreatment

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for treating biomass that may include introducing a biomass to a chamber; exposing the biomass in the chamber to a shock event to produce a shocked biomass; and transferring the shocked biomass from the chamber. In some aspects, the method may include pretreating the biomass with a chemical before introducing the biomass to the chamber and/or after transferring shocked biomass from the chamber.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Texas A & M University, College Station, TX (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1136636
Patent Number(s):
8765429
Application Number:
13/433,089
Assignee:
The Texas A & M University System (College Station, TX)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12M - APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY
C - CHEMISTRY C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY C12P - FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIRED CHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERS FROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE {
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS

Citation Formats

Holtzapple, Mark T., Madison, Maxine Jones, Ramirez, Rocio Sierra, Deimund, Mark A., Falls, Matthew, and Dunkelman, John J. Biomass shock pretreatment. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Holtzapple, Mark T., Madison, Maxine Jones, Ramirez, Rocio Sierra, Deimund, Mark A., Falls, Matthew, & Dunkelman, John J. Biomass shock pretreatment. United States.
Holtzapple, Mark T., Madison, Maxine Jones, Ramirez, Rocio Sierra, Deimund, Mark A., Falls, Matthew, and Dunkelman, John J. Tue . "Biomass shock pretreatment". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1136636.
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