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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
Quang A. Nguyen, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Sunalie N. Hillier, Georgetown, CA;
Murray J. Burke, Oakville, CA;
Quang A. Nguyen, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Sunalie N. Hillier, Georgetown, CA;
Murray J. Burke, Oakville, CA;
Abengoa Bioenergy New Technologies, LLC., Chesterfield, MO (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preparing a cellulosic feedstock are disclosed. Embodiments of the method comprise passing the cellulosic feedstock through an optional impregnation chamber to an outlet of the impregnation chamber, passing the cellulosic feedstock from the outlet of the impregnation chamber to a holding tank having an inlet and an outlet, and conveying the cellulosic feedstock downwardly and laterally as it travels through the holding tank. Embodiments of the apparatus comprise at least one sidewall defining a passage. The passage has an upper portion and a lower portion, and the lower portion has a greater cross-sectional area than the upper portion. At least one inlet is provided adjacent the upper portion, and at least one outlet is provided adjacent the lower portion, at an elevation below the inlet.
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