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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Kevin S. Kung, Plano, TX (US);
Alexander H. Slocum, Bow, NH (US);
Santosh Janardhan Shanbhogue, Newton, MA (US);
Ahmed Fouad Ghoniem, Winchester, MA (US);
Robert James Stoner, Boston, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods associated with biomass decomposition are generally described. Certain embodiments are related to adjusting a flow rate of a fluid comprising oxygen into a reactor in which biomass is decomposed. The adjustment may be made, at least in part, based upon a measurement of a characteristic of the reactor and/or a characteristic of the biomass. Certain embodiments are related to cooling at least partially decomposed biomass. The biomass may be cooled by flowing a gas over an outlet conduit in which the biomass is cooled, and then directing the gas to a reactor after it has flowed over the outlet conduit. Certain embodiments are related to systems comprising a reactor and an outlet conduit configured such that greater than or equal to 75% of its axially projected cross-sectional area is occupied by a conveyor. Certain embodiments are related to systems comprising a reactor comprising an elongated compartment having a longitudinal axis arranged substantially vertically and an outlet conduit comprising a conveyor.