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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Kior, Inc., Pasadena, TX (US);
Inventor:
Ronny W. Lin, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Inaeris Technologies, LLC, Pasadena, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B 53/02 (2006.01); C10B 49/22 (2006.01); C10C 5/00 (2006.01); C10K 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B 53/02 (2013.01); C10B 49/22 (2013.01); C10C 5/00 (2013.01); C10K 1/04 (2013.01); Y02E 50/14 (2013.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11);
Abstract
A green process and system are disclosed for utilizing a biomass filter aid in the filtration of a bio-oil. The process comprises filtering a bio-oil containing residual solids from a conversion reaction in the presence of the biomass filter aid to produce a filtered bio-oil. The biomass filter aid facilitates efficient removal of residual solids from the bio-oil. The spent biomass filter aid containing the residual solids may be recycled as a conversion feedstock or used as a combustion heat source in the biomass conversion system.