E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC

Robert C Lyons

Melvin P Tucker, Iii

Richard T Elander

James B Dunson, Jr

Julie Friend

Melvin Tucker

James B Dunson

Melvin P Tucker

Melvin P Tucker Iii

A system including an apparatus is presented for treatment of biomass that allows successful biomass treatment at a high solids dry weight of biomass in the biomass mixture. The design of the system provides extensive distribution of a reactant by spreading the reactant over the biomass as the reactant is introduced through an injection lance, while the biomass is rotated using baffles. The apparatus system to provide extensive assimilation of the reactant into biomass using baffles to lift and drop the biomass, as well as attrition media which fall onto the biomass, to enhance the treatment process.

System and process for biomass treatment

A method for treating biomass was developed that uses an apparatus which moves a biomass and dilute aqueous ammonia mixture through reaction chambers without compaction. The apparatus moves the biomass using a non-compressing piston. The resulting treated biomass is saccharified to produce fermentable sugars.

Biomass treatment method

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Arvada, CO, United States of America

Robert C Lyons