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Title: Flow-through pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with inorganic nanoporous membranes

Abstract

A process for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is provided. The process generally includes flowing water through a pretreatment reactor containing a bed of particulate ligno-cellulosic biomass to produce a pressurized, high-temperature hydrolyzate exit stream, separating solubilized compounds from the hydrolyzate exit stream using an inorganic nanoporous membrane element, fractionating the retentate enriched in solubilized organic components and recycling the permeate to the pretreatment reactor. The pretreatment process provides solubilized organics in concentrated form for the subsequent conversion into biofuels and other chemicals.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1433319
Patent Number(s):
9932648
Application Number:
14/354,230
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
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 {
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-000R22725
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS

Citation Formats

Bhave, Ramesh R., Lynd, Lee, and Shao, Xiongjun. Flow-through pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with inorganic nanoporous membranes. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Bhave, Ramesh R., Lynd, Lee, & Shao, Xiongjun. Flow-through pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with inorganic nanoporous membranes. United States.
Bhave, Ramesh R., Lynd, Lee, and Shao, Xiongjun. Tue . "Flow-through pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with inorganic nanoporous membranes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1433319.
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