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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Astec, Inc., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventors:
J. Donald Brock, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Malcolm L. Swanson, Chickamauga, GA (US);
Assignee:
Astec, Inc., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 5/44 (2006.01); C10L 5/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 5/447 (2013.01); C10L 5/363 (2013.01); C10L 5/44 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02E 50/15 (2013.01); Y02E 50/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly for processing green biomass materials from two separate feed sources for use as a fuel pellet includes a drying assembly, a torrefaction assembly and a heating assembly. The drying assembly is adapted to convert the green biomass material obtained from a first source to white biomass material. The torrefaction assembly is adapted to convert green biomass material obtained from a second source to torrefied biomass material. The heating assembly provides heat for both the drying assembly and the torrefaction assembly.