Abstract: The present invention describes a process for a controlled conversion of a biomass feedstock, wherein the process comprises the steps of: loading the biomass feedstock to at least one reactor; liquefaction of the biomass feedstock into a monomer and/or oligomer sugar mixture in said reactor by treatment in hot compressed liquid water (HCW) at sub- and/or super-critical condition; and removal of the monomer and/or oligomer sugar mixture, being the product molecules, to avoid continued detrimental decomposition.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 28, 2011
Publication date:
February 25, 2016
Applicant:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Rune Ekman, Andreas Gram, Haukur Johannesson
Abstract: Compositions comprising lignin and low levels of undesirable impurities, such as compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, or metals, are disclosed.
Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for the hydrolysis of mixed biomass. The methods include forming a mixture of at least two modified biomass feedstocks to achieve various benefits, such as maximizing sugar yields and minimizing the formation of degradation products.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2014
Date of Patent:
December 1, 2015
Assignee:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Manuk Colakyan, Rory Hernan Jara-Moreno
Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for the hydrolysis of mixed biomass. The methods include forming a mixture of at least two modified biomass feedstocks to achieve various benefits, such as maximizing sugar yields and minimizing the formation of degradation products.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 22, 2014
Publication date:
October 22, 2015
Applicant:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Manuk Colakyan, Rory Hernan Jara-Moreno
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for the continuous treatment of biomass comprising a pretreatment step, wherein said biomass is contacted with a first supercritical, near-critical, or sub-critical fluid to form a solid matrix and a first liquid fraction; and a hydrolysis step, wherein said solid matrix formed in said pretreatment step is contacted with a second supercritical or near-supercritical fluid to produce a second liquid fraction and a insoluble lignin-containing fraction. Also disclosed are apparatuses for the continuous conversion of biomass comprising a pretreatment reactor and a hydrolysis reactor associated with said pretreatment reactor.
Abstract: Methods and systems for biomass hydrolysis are disclosed. The methods use wash liquor in a sequencing process to maximize sugar yields, particularly C5 saccharides.
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for increasing the level of C5 monosaccharides produced from lignocellulosic biomass using a multistage fractionation process to handle recalcitrant C5 oligosaccharides without producing unwanted degradation products. Methods for reducing C5 monosaccharides degradation products produced from lignocellulosic biomass are also disclosed. In addition, compositions and products produced by the methods are disclosed.
Abstract: Compositions comprising C5 and C6 monosaccharides and low levels of undesirable impurities, such as compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, or metals, are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 11, 2012
Date of Patent:
November 25, 2014
Assignee:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Daniel Clay Floyd, Kiran Kadam, Srinivas Kilambi
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for increasing the level of soluble C5 saccharides produced from lignocellulosic biomass comprising acidifying fractionated lignocellulosic biomass to prevent the recondensation of soluble C5 saccharides, including C5 oligosaccharides and xylose and arabinose monomers, to insoluble higher molecular weight C5 oligosaccharides.
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for preparing lignin from lignocellulosic biomass using rapid full or partial pressure reduction to separate and pulverize the lignin without fouling the equipment and with improved energy recovery.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 3, 2013
Date of Patent:
September 23, 2014
Assignee:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Kiran Kadam, Michael A. Simard, Andrew Theodore Champagne
Abstract: Disclosed are lignins and lignin compositions having high purity. Also disclosed are lignins having unique structural characteristics, including less structural degradation than conventional lignins.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 14, 2014
Publication date:
September 18, 2014
Applicant:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Ewellyn A. Capanema, Mikhail Y. Balakshin
Abstract: Self-cleaning apparatus and methods are disclosed for handling viscous fluids, such as thick solid-liquid slurries of lignocellulosic biomass and its components, under high pressure, using an array of retractable valves.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2012
Date of Patent:
August 12, 2014
Assignee:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Michel Adam Simard, Scott William Sommer
Abstract: Compositions comprising lignin and low levels of undesirable impurities, such as compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, or metals, are disclosed.
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for controlling the rate of cellulose hydrolysis and reducing the rate of glucose degradation by adjusting the pH during cellulose hydrolysis.
Abstract: Methods are disclosed for preparing lignin from lignocellulosic biomass using rapid full or partial pressure reduction to separate and pulverize the lignin without fouling the equipment and with improved energy recovery.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 4, 2012
Date of Patent:
March 4, 2014
Assignee:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Kiran Kadam, Michel A. Simard, George Steven Dowe
Abstract: Compositions comprising lignin and low levels of undesirable impurities, such as compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, or metals, are disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 8, 2013
Publication date:
February 6, 2014
Applicant:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Michel Adam Simard, Srinivas Kilambi, Kiran L. Kadam