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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Andritz Inc., Glens Falls, NY (US);
Inventors:
Rodolfo Romero, Gansevoort, NY (US);
Bertil Stromberg, Diamond Point, NY (US);
Allen Turner, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Andritz Inc., Glens Falls, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/40 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01); C12M 1/26 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 45/09 (2013.01); C12M 21/18 (2013.01); C12M 33/04 (2013.01); C12M 41/12 (2013.01); C12M 41/26 (2013.01); C12M 45/06 (2013.01); C12M 45/20 (2013.01); C12P 19/14 (2013.01); Y02E 50/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method to treat biomass, e.g., lignocellulosic material, including: performing a pretreatment step on the biomass and discharging the pretreated biomass; in at least a first enzymatic hydrolysis reactor producing a liquefaction material, recirculating at least a portion of the liquefaction material from the at least first reactor to a location upstream of the addition of the enzymes as at least a portion of the coolant for the hot pretreated biomass.