Beta Renewables S.p.a.

Versalis S.p.a.

Mirko Garbero

Simone Ferrero

Paolo Torre

Piero Ottonello

Francesco Cherchi

Marco Cotti Comettini

Alberto Riva

Andrea Bonanni

The process for the hydrolysis of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of

Process for the rapid hydrolysis of high solids biomass

The process for the hydrolysis of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of A) Contacting a ligno-cellulosic feedstock, the feedstock comprised of biomass having a dry content and water with at least a portion of a solvent, the solvent comprised of water soluble hydrolyzed species; wherein at least some of the water soluble hydrolyzed species are the same as the water soluble hydrolyzed species obtainable from the hydrolysis of the biomass in the feedstock;B) maintaining the contact between the feedstock of the feedstock stream and the solvent at a temperature in the range of 20&#xb0; C. to 200&#xb0; C. for a time in the range of 5 minutes to 72 hours to create a hydrolyzed product from the biomass in the feedstock.

The process for the treatment of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of:

Biomass pretreatment process

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Turin, Italy

Mirko Garbero