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US 2020/0061571 A1Published application
Processing biomass and petroleum containing materials
AssigneeXyleco, Inc.
InventorMarshall MEDOFF
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Abstract
Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
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A method, comprising:
- directing charged particles having a mass greater than or equal to the mass of a proton to pass through a fluid, and then directing the charged particles to be incident on a biomass material.
A method of treating biomass, the method comprising:
- forming a plurality of negatively charged ions, and accelerating the negatively charged ions to a first energy;
- removing a plurality of electrons from at least some of the negatively charged ions to form positively charged ions;
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- accelerating the positively charged ions to a second energy, and directing the positively charged ions to be incident on the biomass.
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A method of treating biomass, the method comprising:
- generating a plurality of charged particles;
- accelerating the plurality of charged particles by directing each of the charged particles to make multiple passes through an accelerator cavity comprising a time-dependent electric field;
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- exposing the biomass to the accelerated charged particles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.