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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Bruce E. Dale, Mason, MI (US);
Bryan Ritchie, Okemos, MI (US);
Derek Marshall, East Lansing, MI (US);
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, MI (US);
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.
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