Processes, methods, and systems for chemo-mechanical cellular explosion and solid and liquid products made by the same
AssigneeIFG Technologies, LLC
InventorsTimothy Wagler, Chester Gunn
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a process, comprising combining one or more additives with a feedstock to obtain a first mixture, the feedstock comprising a fibrous material and water, the fibrous material comprising lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose; and conditioning the first mixture to obtain a liquid product and a dry pulp product. Also disclosed herein are condition processes and machines for use with the same. Also disclosed herein are liquid products, dry pulp products, and fibrous pellets made by the disclosed processes, and methods of using the same.
Claims17
A method of processing a fibrous material, the fibrous material comprising water, the method comprising:
- feeding the fibrous material into a chamber, the chamber comprising a shaft having one or more threads disposed circumferentially around the shaft;
- applying a shear force to the fibrous material by rotating the shaft, wherein applying the shear force to the fibrous material increases a pressure and temperature of the fibrous material;
- inducing a cellular explosion in a plurality of cells of the fibrous material to generate a liquid extract and a fibrous pulp,
- wherein heat from an external source is not injected into the chamber when the shear force is applied.
A method of processing a fibrous cellulosic material, the method comprising:
- feeding the fibrous cellulosic material into a chamber, the chamber comprising a shaft having one or more threads disposed circumferentially around the shaft;
- rotating the shaft to apply a shear force to the fibrous cellulosic material to increase a pressure of the fibrous cellulosic material inside the chamber;
- exposing the fibrous cellulosic material to an environment having a pressure lower than the pressure inside the chamber to induce a cellular explosion in a plurality of cells of the fibrous cellulosic material to generate a liquid extract and a fibrous pulp,
- wherein heat from an external source is not injected into the chamber when the shear force is applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.