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US 9,464,334 B2Granted
Array for processing materials
AssigneeXyleco, Inc.
InventorsMarshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman, Robert Paradis
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Abstract
Materials (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful intermediates and products, such as energy, fuels, foods or materials. For example, systems equipment, and methods are described that can be used to treat feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials, using an array of vaults.
Claims17
A method for producing treated materials, the method comprising;
- partitioning a material into a plurality of material portions,
- conveying the material portions into a plurality of first vaults, each first vault accepting one of the material portions,
- treating the material portions in the vaults,
- conveying the material portions out of the first vaults, and
- combining the material portions.
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