Method for cooling and detoxifying biomass
US11485989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/133
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved method and device for treating biomass in which thermally treated biomass is discharged from a pressurized reactor and introduced into a blow tank, wherein the absolute pressure in the blow tank is maintained below atmospheric pressure. The slurry of biomass separated in the blow tank is then enzymatically treated.
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