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Patent No.:

US 10392564 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2016

Process for producing bio-products from biomass using rotary compression unit

Applicant:

Enginuity Worldwide, Llc, Mexico, MO (US);

Inventors:

Robert L. Heimann, Centralia, MO (US);

Nancy Heimann, Centralia, MO (US);

Allison Talley, Mexico, MO (US);

Assignee:

Enginuity Woldwide, LLC, Mexico, MO (US);

Attorney:

Burris Law, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Ellen M McAvoy

Assistant Examiner:

Chantel L Graham

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B 37/04 (2006.01); C10B 27/06 (2006.01); C10B 31/08 (2006.01); C09K 17/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/20 (2006.01); C10L 5/44 (2006.01); C10L 5/26 (2006.01); C05F 11/00 (2006.01); C10B 53/02 (2006.01); C10B 31/04 (2006.01); C10B 47/44 (2006.01); C10L 9/08 (2006.01); C10C 5/00 (2006.01); C01B 32/184 (2017.01); C01B 32/324 (2017.01); C01B 32/39 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B 37/04 (2013.01); B01J 20/20 (2013.01); C01B 32/184 (2017.08); C01B 32/324 (2017.08); C01B 32/39 (2017.08); C05F 11/00 (2013.01); C09K 17/02 (2013.01); C10B 47/44 (2013.01); C10B 53/02 (2013.01); C10C 5/00 (2013.01); C10L 5/44 (2013.01); C10L 5/442 (2013.01); C10L 9/08 (2013.01); C10L 9/083 (2013.01); C10L 9/086 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0469 (2013.01); C10L 2290/02 (2013.01); C10L 2290/30 (2013.01); C10L 2290/50 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02E 50/14 (2013.01); Y02E 50/15 (2013.01); Y02E 50/30 (2013.01); Y02E 50/32 (2013.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11);
Abstract

A bio-product such as biochar, bio-coal, bio-oil, coke, and/or activated carbon material is formed by processing a starting biomass material comprising water-laden material. The starting biomass material is heated to below or above an autoignition temperature through a rotary compression unit (RCU) by generating steam through releasing unbound and bound waters in the biomass thus forming a bio-product. The biomass material being processed may be, without limitation, a woody or non-woody biomass material, such as cellulosic material and/or grain. The process can also form bio-oil from pyrolysis vapors which can be processed to other bio-products.

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