FERMENTATION APPARATUS THAT USES BIOMASS AS FEEDSTOCK

Title:

FERMENTATION APPARATUS THAT USES BIOMASS AS FEEDSTOCK

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/128358

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A fermentation apparatus that uses biomass as feedstock comprises: a device for carrying out high-temperature processing of biomass feedstock; a cooling means (90) for cooling a biomass liquid that has undergone high-temperature processing (101A); an enzyme saccharification tank (103) in which a cooled liquid (101B) is enzymatically saccharified; a foreign substance removal unit (113) provided with a solid-liquid separation device (112) and a microfiltration (MF) membrane (113a) for removing water-insoluble fermentation inhibitors contained in a sugar solution (104) extracted from the enzyme saccharification tank (103); a dilution tank (132) disposed downstream from the foreign substance removal unit (113), in which the sugar solution (104) from which water-insoluble fermentation inhibitors have been removed is diluted by adding water; a water separation unit (116) provided with a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane (116a) for removing water (114) from the diluted sugar solution (104) to obtain a concentrated sugar solution (115); and a fermentation tank (141) for carrying out fermentation using the concentrated sugar solution (115).

Inventors:

NISHIMURA AKIRA
YAMAUCHI TAKAHIRO
OGURA KENTARO
NISHIMOTO HARUKA
KURIHARA HIROYUKI
MINAMINO ATSUSHI
SUZUKI HIDEO
KONDO GAKU

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/057566

Publication Date:

September 27, 2012

Filing Date:

March 23, 2012

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Assignee:

HAKUTSURU SAKE BREWING CO LTD (JP)
TORAY INDUSTRIES
MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS LTD (JP)
NISHIMURA AKIRA
YAMAUCHI TAKAHIRO
OGURA KENTARO
NISHIMOTO HARUKA
KURIHARA HIROYUKI
MINAMINO ATSUSHI
SUZUKI HIDEO
KONDO GAKU

International Classes:

C12M1/00; C13B20/16

Domestic Patent References:

WO2009110374A1	2009-09-11
WO2010067785A1	2010-06-17
WO2011111451A1	2011-09-15

Foreign References:

JP2009183805A	2009-08-20
JP2009183154A	2009-08-20
JP2011223975A	2011-11-10
JP2011205987A	2011-10-20

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

SAKAI, Hiroaki et al. (JP)
Hiroaki Sakai (JP)

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