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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Kior, Inc., Pasadena, TX (US);
Inventor:
Edward J. Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Inaeris Technologies, LLC, Pasadena, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 53/06 (2006.01); C10B 31/06 (2006.01); C10B 31/00 (2006.01); B65G 53/16 (2006.01); B65G 33/08 (2006.01); C10B 49/10 (2006.01); C10B 49/22 (2006.01); C10B 53/02 (2006.01); C10C 5/00 (2006.01); B65G 53/00 (2006.01); B65G 53/08 (2006.01); B65G 53/10 (2006.01); C10B 31/02 (2006.01); C10B 57/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B 31/06 (2013.01); B65G 33/08 (2013.01); B65G 53/16 (2013.01); C10B 31/00 (2013.01); C10B 49/10 (2013.01); C10B 49/22 (2013.01); C10B 53/02 (2013.01); C10C 5/00 (2013.01); C10B 57/06 (2013.01); Y02E 50/14 (2013.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11);
Abstract
An improved biomass feed system and processes for transporting biomass to downstream processing locations are disclosed. The system uses a pressurized gas to assist in the transporting of the biomass to the conversion reactor.