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US 10,066,167 B2Granted
Method for biomass fractioning by enhancing biomass thermal conductivity
AssigneeCool Planet Energy Systems, Inc.
InventorsMichael C. Cheiky, Ronald A. Sills
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Abstract
A method is described for generating useful chemical intermediaries from biomass using a novel pyrolysis reactor that utilizes the inherent thermal properties of carbon under compression as the biomass is subjected to sequential or concurrent temperature ramps. The ramps are sufficient to volatilize and selectively create different components, while the pressure application aids the selective decomposition of the biomass.
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A method for producing a biomass char, comprising:
- subjecting biomass to sequential or concurrent ramps of temperature and pressure treatments, wherein the temperature ramps include a sufficiently high temperature to create a carbon or carbonaceous material within the biomass;
- selectively collecting at least one group of volatile compounds as it is released from the biomass;
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- collecting residual biomass char formed from the carbon or carbonaceous material within the biomass.
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