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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Joseph Broun Powell, Houston, TX (US);
Molly Gilchrest, Houston, TX (US);
Lamar Lane Joffrion, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Kimberly Ann Johnson, Richmond, TX (US);
Juben Nemchand Chheda, Houston, TX (US);
SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Processing of a reaction product mixture containing at least one volatile organic compound as well as lignin, lignin derived compounds, and/or unextracted cellulose and hemicellulose using a recovery system comprising at least two flashers or at least one flasher and at least two reboilers. In a particular embodiment, the reaction product mixture comes from reactions involving deconstruction (or digestion) of biomass, particularly cellulosic biomass which contains various polysaccharides (e.g., carbohydrates) and lignin.