Abstract: A system for pre-treating biomass for the production of ethanol is provided. The system supplies biomass to a steaming bin, wherein the biomass is mixed with water, and inputting the steamed biomass to a first pretreatment reactor, wherein the steamed biomass comprises liquids and solids. The system removes a bulk of liquids from the solids and feeding the solids into a second pretreatment reactor. The system applies a pressure drop to the solids in the second pretreatment reactor, wherein the pressure drop opens up a structure of the solids, and sending the solids to a fermentation process for ethanol processing.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 12, 2013
Publication date:
October 23, 2014
Applicant:
Andritz (USA) Inc.
Inventors:
William F. McDonald, David Charles Carlson, Wiley D. Bradford
Abstract: A system for pre-treating biomass for the production of ethanol is provided. The system comprises a method for pre-treating biomass. The method comprises supplying biomass to a steaming bin, wherein the biomass is mixed with water, and inputting the steamed biomass to a first pretreatment reactor, wherein the steamed biomass comprises liquids and solids. The method also comprises removing a bulk of liquids from the solids and feeding the solids into a second pretreatment reactor. The method further comprises applying a pressure drop to the solids in the second pretreatment reactor, wherein the pressure drop opens up a structure of the solids, and sending the solids to a fermentation process for ethanol processing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2010
Date of Patent:
December 3, 2013
Assignee:
Andritz (USA) Inc.
Inventors:
William F. McDonald, David Charles Carlson, Wiley D. Bradford