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US 10,531,679 B2Granted
Method for drying biomass
AssigneeEvonik Degussa GmbH
InventorsNicolas Rudinger, Christian Rabe, Wilfried Blümke
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Abstract
It has been found according to the invention, that a biomass containing an oxidation-sensitive material of value may be dried under particularly mild conditions by a method in which the drying gas is passed over the biomass to be dried in cycle gas mode.
Claims9
A method for drying a microbial biomass containing an oxidation-sensitive material of value, comprising a drying step in which drying gas is passed over the biomass in cycle gas mode, wherein the drying gas has an oxygen content of 5 to 13% by weight and the oxidation-sensitive material is an unsaturated fatty acid;
- wherein the drying gas is produced by a method consisting of heating air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.