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7547539 Reaction apparatus for organic and/or other substances employing supercritical fluid or subcritical fluid  
Disclosed is a reaction apparatus for organic and/or other substance(s) employing supercritical fluid(s) and/or subcritical fluid(s) permitting injection of organic substance(s) and/or other...
7501025 Process and apparatus for the conversion of biomass  
The invention is directed to a process for the conversion of cellulosic biomass, in particular lignocellulose-containing biomass into fermentable sugars. The invention is further directed to...
7449330 Bioreactor vessel and shaft assembly  
A bioreactor apparatus for processing waste, comprising a cylindrical pressure vessel having an inlet end and an exit end, an internally rotating main shaft having spaced apart ends, and a...
7442359 Recovery of sulphuric acid  
The invention is directed to a process for the recovery of sulphuric acid from a mixture comprising sulphuric acid and hydrocarbons, in particular carbohydrates. In accordance with the present...
7238242 Process for carrying out pre-hydrolysis of a biomass  
A process wherein biomass is compacted at 300 kg/m 3 by a helical feeder, degassed, flooded, heated, stirred, and pre-hydrolyzed. The sugar being recovered at a first washing within the reactor...
7115170 Portable bulk product melt system  
A bulk product melt system including a portable support platform positionable with respect to a bulk product source vessel. A water heating system is positioned with respect to the support platform...
7078003 Device for the transfer of energy and/or matter between a soluble solid and a liquid  
The invention relates to a device for the transfer between a solid matter and a liquid, comprising an outer drum and a perforated inner drum, means for commonly rotating the drums, and means...
7041175 Method for the continuous production of hydrolytically broken down and possibly substituted starch, use of hydrolytically broken down starch and device for producing same  
The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of hydrolytically broken down starch or hydrolytically broken down substituted starch products such as hydroxyethyl- or hydroxypropyl...
6878212 Apparatus and process for pre-hydrolysis of biomass  
An apparatus for the processing of pre-hydrolysis of biomass, particularly a reactor of the failsafe type, either mobile or not, which may be manufactured of microbonded carbon steel and coated...
6632286 Cross-flow process for the production of decomposable soluble products from a slurry of solids  
A process is described for the production of decomposable soluble products from a slurry of solids in which the slurry is convey axially through the reactor and excess liquid is removed radially...
6228177 Aqueous fractionation of biomass based on novel carbohydrate hydrolysis kinetics  
A multi-function process for hydrolysis and fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass to separate hemicellulosic sugars from other biomass components comprising extractives and proteins; a portion...
6063204 Concentrated sulfuric acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosics  
A process, system, and apparatus for effectively and economically producing fermentable sugars from cellulosic feedstocks is described. The economic viability of using wood and/or agricultural...
6022419 Hydrolysis and fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass  
A multi-function process is described for the hydrolysis and fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass to separate hemicellulosic sugars from other biomass components such as extractives and...
5944905 Method and apparatus for performing a continuous reaction with at least one liquid phase and at least one solid catalyst in a pulsed column  
A method and an apparatus for performing a continuous reaction with at least one liquid reaction phase incorporating at least one starting compound in the presence of at least one solid-phase...
5888306 Method and apparatus for making a pure simple sugar solution by hydrolyzing at least one compound sugar in the presence of a selective adsorbent  
A method and an apparatus for making a simple sugar solution from a liquid solution including at least one compound sugar by performing hydrolysis in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst. The...
5879637 Apparatus for hydrolyzing cellulosic material  
Cellulosic material is converted to ethanol by hydrolyzing the cellulosic material in a gravity pressure vessel (50), and fermenting the product thereof. The gravity pressure vessel (50) employed...
5879463 Process for rapid acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material and hydrolysis reactor  
The present invention relates to a continuous process for acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material through which the delignification and saccharification operations are carried out in a single...
5782982 Method of removing silica or silicates from solids resulting from the strong acid hydrolysis of cellulosic and hemicellulosic materials  
A method of removing silica or silicates from solids results from the acid hydrolysis of materials containing cellulose and hemicellulose is disclosed. The method includes the steps of treating the...
5726046 Method of producing sugars using strong acid hydrolysis  
A economically viable method for producing sugars using concentrated acid hydrolysis of biomass containing cellulose and hemicellulose is disclosed. The cellulose and hemicellulose in the biomass...
5711817 Method for the continuous conversion of cellulosic material to sugar  
Cellulosic material is converted to ethanol by hydrolyzing the cellulosic material in a gravity pressure vessel (50), and fermenting the product thereof. The gravity pressure vessel (50) employed...
5705369 Prehydrolysis of lignocellulose  
The invention relates to the prehydrolysis of lignocellulose by passing an acidic or alkaline solution through solid lignocellulosic particles with removal of soluble components as they are formed....
5620877 Method of fermenting sugars resulting from strong acid hydrolysis  
An economically viable method of fermenting a mixture of sugars resulting from the acid hydrolysis of material containing cellulose and hemicellulose allows for the simultaneous fermentation of...
5597714 Strong acid hydrolysis of cellulosic and hemicellulosic materials  
A economically viable method for producing sugars using concentrated acid hydrolysis of biomass containing cellulose and hemicellulose is disclosed. The cellulose and hemicellulose in the biomass...
5580389 Method of separating acids and sugars resulting from strong acid hydrolysis  
A economically viable method for producing sugars using concentrated acid hydrolysis of biomass containing cellulose and hemicellulose is disclosed. The cellulose and hemicellulose in the biomass...
5521305 Recycling materials comprising cellulosic and synthetic fibers  
Recycling materials comprising cellulosic and synthetic fibers Described is a process for recycling materials comprising fiber mixtures comprising cellulose fibers, comprising the steps of: i)...
5411594 Bei hydrolysis process system an improved process for the continuous hydrolysis saccharification of ligno-cellulosics in a two-stage plug-flow-reactor system  
An improved two-stage dilute-acid hydrolysis process and apparatus the continuous saccharification of ligno-cellulosic biomass, or other cellulosic material feedstocks, with higher efficiency and...
5338366 Acid pre-hydrolysis reactor system  
Biomass, such as bagasse, is pre-hydrolyzed, to ultimately effect hydrolysis of hemicellulose to sugars. Biomass is mixed with a mineral acid solution to form a slurry having a consistency of about...
5196069 Apparatus and method for cellulose processing using microwave pretreatment  
A method for pretreating a cellulosic waste product with microwaves is disclosed as well as a method and apparatus for converting cellulosic wastes into soluble saccharides. The invention greatly...
5188673 Concentrated sulfuric acid process for converting lignocellulosic materials to sugars  
A single step method of converting lignocellulosic materials to sugars including combining and mixing a low solids content lignocellulosic material with concentrated sulfuric acid, allowing the...
5114488 Extrusion method and apparatus for acid treatment of cellulosic materials  
An improved, low cost, energy efficient extrusion device and method for processing of cellulose, hemicellulose, and like fiber-bearing materials is described which includes a pretreatment extrusion...
5069919 Process for bleaching/sanitizing food fiber  
A high yield process is provided for treating lignocellulose food fiber to sanitize and bleach the fiber. The process is not only a high yield process but produces better or equivalent bleaching...
4992105 Method and apparatus for the hydrolytic separation of cellulose  
A plurality of reactors, which can all be interconnected selectively by way of pipes, are used for the hydrolytic separation of a cellulose-containing substrate so that a stepwise pressure...
4908067 Hydrolysis process  
A continuous hydrolysis process for the hydrolysis of wood and wood derived products into sugars and other products, wherein woodchip or other feedstock is formed into a slurry which is acidified,...
4880473 Process for the production of fermentable sugars from biomass  
A process for the production of fermentable sugars from wood or other cellulose-containing biomasses, comprises the steps of (a) hydrolysing the biomass with a dilute sulfuric acid to dissolve...
4818295 Cyclone reactor  
A system is provided to produce sugars from a liquid-solid mixture containing biomass, and an acid, wherein the mixture is heated to an appropriate temperature to achieve hydrolysis. The...
4772334 Process for producing highly pure rhamnose from gum arabic  
Disclosed herein is a process for producing highly pure rhamnose from gum arabic, which the process comprises after partially hydrolyzing gum arabic in an aqueous solution of a mineral acid,...
4769082 Method of pretreatment in saccharification and fermentation of waste cellulose resource  
The efficiency of enzymatic saccharification and fermentation of cellulose in a waste cellulose resource can be increased by a preliminary treatment with ionizing radiation. This irradiation of the...
4706903 Apparatus for the hydrolysis and disintegration of lignocellulosic  
Apparatus for disintegrating solids resulting from partial hydrolysis of cellulosic or lignocellulosic material comprising a cylindrical chamber having a perforated mid portion and a plurality of...
4699124 Process for converting cellulose to glucose and other saccharides  
A method of hydrolyzing cellulose to glucose and other saccharides, involving the bringing together in a reaction area an alphacellulose containing material, water, an effective amount of a calcium...
4645541 Method of producing level off DP microcrystallinecellulose and glucose from lignocellulosic material  
Microcrystalline cellulose has many applications in the pharmaceutical, food, paper and structural composite industries. Level off DP (Degree of Polymerization) microcrystalline cellulose is made...
4642287 Process for pretreating biomasses in advance of their enzymatic treatment  
An improved process for pretreating biomasses in advance of their enzymatic treatment is provided which process comprises subjecting a biomass together with an aqueous solution of an alkaline...
4637835 Methods of hydrolyzing cellulose to glucose and other (poly)saccharides  
A method of hydrolyzing cellulose to glucose and other saccharides, involving the bringing together in a reaction area an alphacellulose containing material, water, an effective amount of a calcium...
4614662 Fast cook-continuous process for production of ammonia caramel color  
Ammonia caramel coloring is formed continuously by pumping a heated stream of corn syrup through a reaction zone under pressure. 4MeI content and THI content are maintained at a low level by...
4597832 Apparatus for converting biomass to a pumpable slurry  
An apparatus used in the pretreatment of wood chips in a process for converting biomass to a liquid hydrocarbonaceous fuel. The apparatus functions to break down the wood chips to a size...
4591386 Continuous apparatus for chemical conversion of materials  
A process and apparatus for the acid hydrolysis of waste cellulose to glucose of the type wherein waste cellulose is continuously fed into an inlet port of a twin screw extruder, water is...
4579595 Method for hydrolyzing cellulosic materials into reducing sugars  
A moist ligno-cellulosic mass was impregnated under cooling with HCl gas then it was warmed up in order to cause said mass to hydrolyze and the excess of acid to escape, the brewing action...
4526621 Portable facility for processing granulated sugar into liquid sucrose and invert sugar  
A sugar processing facility, including a boiler, a mixing tank, and an interconnecting assemblage of pumps, motors, control valves and liquid conduits, for commercially processing granulated sugar...
4478644 Process and apparatus for hydrolyzing cellulose material  
Process and device for hydrolyzing cellulose material in an extruder with two parallel screws in which the material introduced in the moist condition and, transported by the screws is malaxated,...
4469524 Continuous process and apparatus for modifying carbohydrate material  
A process and apparatus are described for producing a modified carbohydrate material, preferably starch, in fluid form. In the process a starch slurry is continuously moved through a confined...
4468256 Process for the hydrolysis of cellulose from vegetable raw materials to glucose and apparatus for performing the process  
A process for the hydrolysis of cellulose from vegetable raw materials to glucose, particularly using wood as the raw material, comprises conveying the raw material through a hydrolysis zone in...
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