Hm3 Energy, Inc.

Hm Energy LLC

Andrew J Green

William C Breneman

Hiroshi Morihara

Howard J Dawson

David T Carter

Richard F Palmer

Dave Carter

Disclosed herein is a binder-free product and process for making the product. The product is a mechanically stable, water resistant torrefied biomass product that does not comprise an extrinsic binder additive. The product is made using a combination of appropriate pre-treatment steps and compressing the conditioned biomass feedstock into a thermally managed compaction device comprising at least one modified die. The modified die allows for differential cooling/heating modifications so as to control the temperature near the entrance to the compaction device and passing the formed torrefied biomass into a post-formation curing zone.

Method and process for producing a water-resistant, mechanically stable form of torrefied biomass

A manufacturing process is disclosed for preparing torrefied biomass having a reduced inorganic content which comprises passing crude torrefied biomass through one or more selective separation devices capable of separating inorganic particulate matter from the torrefied biomass.

Refined torrefied biomass

A system and method are described for torrefaction of particulate biomass. The system comprises a reactor having mass flow characteristics, containing particulate biomass, and further is equipped with a heated gas input; a gas discharge output; a particulate solids inlet; and a particulate solids discharge.

System and process for producing torrefied biomass using a mass flow reactor

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Salem, OR, United States of America

Andrew J Green