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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bruce E. Dale, Mason, MI (US);
Bryan Ritchie, Okemos, MI (US);
Derek Marshall, East Lansing, MI (US);
Assignee:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 5/40 (2006.01); D21B 1/02 (2006.01); A23K 1/14 (2006.01); C10L 5/36 (2006.01); C10L 5/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21B 1/021 (2013.01); A23K 1/146 (2013.01); C10L 5/363 (2013.01); C10L 5/44 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02E 50/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process is provided comprising subjecting a quantity of plant biomass fibers to a pretreatment to cause at least a portion of lignin contained within each fiber to move to an outer surface of said fiber, wherein a quantity of pretreated tacky plant biomass fibers is produced; and densifying the quantity of pretreated tacky plant biomass fibers to produce one or more densified biomass particulates, wherein said biomass fibers are densified without using added binder.