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US 9,132,407 B1Granted
Processing biomass
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 or sugary materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
Claims6
A biomass feedstock processing system comprising:
- one or more irradiating devices configured to irradiate a biomass feedstock with at least two separate doses of radiation;
- and
- a cooling device configured to cool the biomass feedstock between doses of radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.