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US 2017/0320090 A1Published application
Integrated unit for treatment and drying lignocellulosic material
OwnerJacques Royinventor
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Abstract
An integrated boiler-dryer consisting in a sealable vessel capable of sustaining high humidity and variable gas pressures and into which is placed a lignocellulosic material, and a compound in mist form. The sealable vessel provides dry heat so as to dry the lignocellulosic material while the compound is impregnated within the lignocellulosic material.
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1) An integrated unit for the treatment and the drying of lignocellulosic material is comprised of a chamber having walls on three sides, and a doorway on a fourth side, a ceiling, and a floor that slopes towards a collecting basin section to collect a substance and a leachate;
- at least two of said walls have track members onto which are installed a plurality of spraying nozzles;
- at least one vent opening to vent off excess humidity within said chamber;
- at least one fan, and at least one heating element within said chamber;
- a rolling carriage configured to carry a load of lignocellulosic material and sized to fit inside said chamber;
- said nozzles spraying a liquid mist coming from external pipes and wherein said liquid mist consisting in said substance designed for treating said lignocellulosic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.