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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2010
Minoru Genta, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Terakura, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Kageyama, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Genta, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichi Terakura, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Kageyama, Tokyo, JP;
Ryosuke Uehara, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To include a hydrothermal decomposition unit that transports a fed biomass material from one side (a lower side) to the other side (an upper side) by a screwin an apparatus body, feeds pressurized hot water, hydrothermally decomposes the biomass material, transfers hot-water soluble fractions into a hot-water effluent and separates a lignin component and a hemicellulose component from the biomass material, and also to include a biomass discharging unit. Further, a scraping unit is provided at an end of a flight of the screw positioned within an installation area of the solid-liquid separator.