Title:
SYSTEM FOR THE TORREFACTION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/003615
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A pressurized torrefaction reactor vessel including: a rotatable shaft extending vertically down from a top of the vessel; scraper devices each at a different elevation within the vessel and mounted to the shaft; a tray associated with each one of the scraper devices such that the scraper device is immediately above a tray of the tray assembly; wherein the tray is an open mesh and impermeable to passage of biomass through the tray; each tray includes a discharge opening to transfer biomass from the tray and down to a tray of a lower one of the tray assemblies, and wherein the discharge opening in the lowermost tray assembly transfers the biomass to a pile of the biomass in the vessel, and a bottom discharge port of the vessel through which the torrefied biomass is discharged.
Inventors:
EYER ANDREW (US)
STROMBERG BERTIL (US)
RAWLS JOSEPH MONROE (US)
GREENWOOD BRIAN F (US)
WESTON JOHN (US)
SESTRICH MICHAEL (US)
NANDY NACHIKETA (US)
BOLLES JOHN (US)
MIELE JAY (US)
STROMBERG BERTIL (US)
RAWLS JOSEPH MONROE (US)
GREENWOOD BRIAN F (US)
WESTON JOHN (US)
SESTRICH MICHAEL (US)
NANDY NACHIKETA (US)
BOLLES JOHN (US)
MIELE JAY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/044686
Publication Date:
February 14, 2013
Filing Date:
June 28, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ANDRITZ INC (US)
EYER ANDREW (US)
STROMBERG BERTIL (US)
RAWLS JOSEPH MONROE (US)
GREENWOOD BRIAN F (US)
WESTON JOHN (US)
SESTRICH MICHAEL (US)
NANDY NACHIKETA (US)
BOLLES JOHN (US)
MIELE JAY (US)
EYER ANDREW (US)
STROMBERG BERTIL (US)
RAWLS JOSEPH MONROE (US)
GREENWOOD BRIAN F (US)
WESTON JOHN (US)
SESTRICH MICHAEL (US)
NANDY NACHIKETA (US)
BOLLES JOHN (US)
MIELE JAY (US)
International Classes:
C10L5/44; C10L9/08
Domestic Patent References:
WO2012024314A1 | 2012-02-23 |
Foreign References:
US20100242351A1 | 2010-09-30 | |||
US20100083530A1 | 2010-04-08 | |||
US3742735A | 1973-07-03 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NELSON, Jeffry, N. (901 North Glebe Road 11th Floo, Arlington VA, US)
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