Resumen de: EP4818292A2
A method for producing lignin pellets is disclosed. The lignin pellets comprise lignin in an amount of 90 - 99.99 weight-% based on the total weight of the lignin pellets. The method comprises providing a lignin powder; mixing an additive with the lignin powder to provide a mixed lignin powder, subjecting the mixed lignin powder to a pelletizing treatment to provide lignin pellets, wherein the lignin pellets have a diameter of 2.5 - 8 mm. Further is disclosed a lignin pellet, a product, and the use of the lignin pellet.
Resumen de: AU2024433554A1
The present invention relates to a pyrolysis plant for batchwise production of biochar by pyrolysis of biomass. The invention further relates to a method of batchwise production of biochar by pyrolysis of biomass using the pyrolysis plant according to the invention. The pyrolysis plant serves for batchwise (discontinuous) production of biochar by pyrolysis of biomass, in particular of plant material, wherein the pyrolysis plant has: - at least one carrier insert for accommodating the biomass, - a drying device (2) for drying the biomass, - a pyrolysis device (3) for the pyrolysis of the biomass dried in the drying device (2) to obtain biochar with exclusion of oxygen or with a low level of oxygen supply, - a conveying device for supplying drying air to the drying device (2), - a heat exchanger (6) for heating the drying air conveyed by the conveying device by means of waste heat from the pyrolysis device (3).
Resumen de: US20260297446A1
0000 The invention relates to a device for the treatment of a feedstock, comprising a furnace (301) with an enclosure comprising an inlet (316) and an outlet (304) for the feedstock and an inlet (317) and an outlet (318) for a gas. The device comprises a feedstock recovery system (306) comprising a recovery line (305) connected to the enclosure at the feedstock outlet (304) and comprising a sampling and/or analysis means (319). It comprises two lines in parallel downstream of the sampling and/or analysis means (319), one of the lines being a line leading to a storage tank (308) and another line being a line leading to a port (303) for reintroducing the feedstock into the furnace (301). 0000 The invention also relates to a drying or torrefaction process and to an installation for producing hydrocarbons using the drying or torrefaction device.
Resumen de: US20260297637A1
A process for enzymatic esterification of free fatty acids. In particular, the present invention relates to a pretreatment process for conversion of free fatty acids in oils and fats as feedstock for base-catalyzed transesterification to produce biodiesel.
Resumen de: US20260297550A1
Described are a recombinant host cell, a composition comprising a glucoamylase and methods of saccharifying the starch substrate using the glucoamylase. Moreover, the disclosure also relates to a process of producing fermentation products and a method for increasing starch digestibility in an animal as well as a method of producing a fermented beverage.
Resumen de: US20260297632A1
Methods of and system for growing and maintaining an optimized/ideal active yeast solution in the yeast tank and fermenter tank during the fermentation filling cycle are provided. A new yeast stage tank is used between the yeast tank and the fermenter tank allowing yeast to rapidly produce a huge amount of active young yeast cells for a fermenter during the filling period. A measurable and useful controlling factor, %DT/%Yeast by weight ratio (or “food” to yeast ratio), is used (e.g., %DT=glucose), which offers information on the health status of the yeast. The controlling factor is used to control the status of the yeast throughout the entire process.
Resumen de: US20260297503A1
0000 Disclosed herein are genetically engineered yeast cells capable of producing ethanol. The genetically engineered yeast cells comprise an exogenous polynucleotide sequence encoding a glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapN) enzyme at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least 99%, or 100% identical to at least one of SEQ ID NOs: 28, 32, 48, 52, 64, 68, 80, 92, and 96.
Resumen de: US20260297630A1
0000 The disclosure provides a process for the production of ethanol and one or more low boiling compound from a fermentable carbon source. The ethanol and the low boiling compound(s) are produced using an ethanol-producing yeast modified to further produce the one or more low boiling point compounds. In one embodiment, the low boiling compound(s) are acetone, 1-propanol, and/or 2-propanol. Additionally, the disclosure provides a process for the isolation ad purification of the one or more low boiling compounds from ethanol.
Resumen de: US20260297429A1
0000 Described are technologies including processes and system for generation of renewable fuel from nutrient-laden organic waste. The processes described in this specification include processes to convert biomass into a gas using an anoxic gas production process. This output gas can be converted into renewable energy fuels via multiple chemical and/or biological processes.
Resumen de: WO2025108769A1
The invention relates to a method for treating a lignocellulosic biomass, with a) an optional step of impregnating the biomass (1), b) a step of cooking (3) the biomass (1) in the presence of water vapor (2) in order to obtain a mixture comprising the biomass (5) and water vapor (4a), c) a separation step in order to obtain the pretreated biomass (5) and the water vapor (4a), d) a step of condensing (17) the water vapor (4a) from the cooking step b) to liquid effluent (4b), e) an enzymatic hydrolysis step (6) in order to obtain a hydrolyzed biomass (7), f) a step of fermenting (8) the hydrolyzed biomass (7) in order to obtain a mixture comprising a fermented biomass (9) and a solid residue, then at least one step of washing said mixture or said solid residue obtained in step f), using the liquid effluent resulting from the condensation step d).
Resumen de: WO2025109515A1
Process for producing bio-oil from lignin comprising the following steps: (a) subjecting the lignin to extraction of the oligomers in the presence of at least one alcohol having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, operating at the boiling temperature of said alcohol or, in the case of a mixture of alcohols at the temperature of the higher-boiling alcohol, for a time comprised between 30 minutes and 90 minutes, preferably comprised between 40 minutes and 70 minutes, obtaining a liquid phase comprising oligomers and at least one alcohol and a solid phase comprising lignin essentially free of said oligomers; (b) subjecting the solid phase comprising lignin essentially free of said oligomers obtained in step (a) to depolymerization in the presence of at least one alcohol having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, in supercritical conditions, operating at a temperature comprised between 200°C and 300°C, preferably comprised between 220°C and 295°C, at a pressure comprised between 40 bar and 170 bar, preferably comprised between 50 bar and 150 bar, for a time comprised between 5 minutes and 150 minutes, preferably comprised between 10 minutes and 130 minutes, obtaining: - (i) a gas phase; - (ii) a mixture comprising an oily phase consisting of bio-oil, a liquid phase comprising at least one alcohol and a solid phase comprising carbon residues ("char"), an oily phase consisting of bio-oil and, optionally, unconverted lignin;
Resumen de: WO2025109537A2
Process for depolymerizing lignocellulosic biomass comprising the following steps: (a) subjecting the lignocellulosic biomass to depolymerization in the presence of at least one alcohol having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, operating at a weight/weight (w/w) lignocellulosic biomass/alcohol ratio comprised between 0.1 and 1, preferably comprised between 0.15 and 0.8, in supercritical conditions, at a temperature comprised between 200°C and 300°C, preferably comprised between 220°C and 295°C, at a pressure comprised between 40 bar and 170 bar, preferably comprised between 50 bar and 150 bar, for a time comprised between 5 minutes and 150 minutes, preferably comprised between 10 minutes and 130 minutes, obtaining: (i) a mixture comprising a liquid phase comprising depolymerized lignocellulosic biomass and at least one alcohol and a solid phase comprising carbon residues ("char"), depolymerized lignocellulosic biomass and, optionally, non-depolymerized lignocellulosic biomass; (ii) optionally, a gaseous phase; (b) separating the liquid phase comprising depolymerized lignocellulosic biomass and at least one alcohol from the mixture (i) obtained in step (a) obtaining: (iii) a liquid phase comprising depolymerized lignocellulosic biomass and at least one alcohol; (iv) a solid phase comprising carbon residues ("char"), depolymerized lignocellulosic biomass and, optionally, non-depolymerized lignocellulosic biomass; (c) subjecting the liquid phase c
Resumen de: WO2025107081A1
An apparatus for carbonizing biomass may have: at least one dehumidifying unit configured for receiving biomass, for exposing the biomass to drying gases to reduce a moisture content in the biomass and for outputting dehumidified biomass; at least one carbonization unit having an inlet configured for receiving the dehumidified biomass, an outlet configured for outletting biomass with an increase carbon content, at least one feed screw unit configured for displacing the biomass from the inlet to the outlet, and at least one chamber surrounding at least part of an exterior surface of the feed screw unit, the chamber being in heat exchange relation with the exterior surface and configured for heating the exterior surface of the feed screw unit, the feed screw unit being sealed from the inlet to the outlet; and a pneumatic drying circuit configured for directing biomass in the dehumidifying unit using a flow of drying gases, the pneumatic drying circuit including a drying gas source configured for producing the drying gases.
Resumen de: WO2025109194A2
The present invention refers to an ultrasonic baffled hydrothermal (UBH) reactor for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass, using rotating baffles (180) and blades (182) driven by a motor (73), surrounding heating coils (181) and ultrasonic probes (177, 123). The invention also refers to immobilized cellulase using metal-organic frameworks (MOF). This invention also refers to the counter-current saccharification process. The invention further refers to a thermosiphon which can be used couples with a falling film in a distillation. Additionally, it also refers to a process for producing bioethanol using said UBH reactor, the immobilized cellulase in a counter-current process and a falling film e coupled with the thermosiphon. A system for producing bioethanol comprising the UBH reactor, a saccharification counter-current process, falling films and a thermosiphon is also presented. The uses of the UBH reactor, the enzyme and the thermosiphon are also proposed.
Resumen de: WO2025122999A1
A method of making a diesel fuel includes combining tetraalkoxyborate with a triglyceride composition to form a reaction mixture, where the triglyceride composition includes one of a vegetable oil or an animal fat. The method also includes heating the reaction mixture above 40 °C to form a diesel fuel including fatty acid alkyl esters.
Resumen de: WO2026196605A1
Problem To provide a carbonization apparatus in which fuel consumption is suppressed by effectively utilizing a combustible gas that is generated from an object to be carbonized in a carbonization process by means of an indirect heating system using a rocket stove. Solution A carbonization apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a carbonization chamber, a rocket stove, and a heat transfer means. Heat generated in the rocket stove is transferred to the carbonization chamber by the heat transfer means. A combustible gas is guided to the rocket stove by a gas guide pipe of the carbonization chamber to be a part of a fuel. As a result, improvement of energy efficiency and reduction of environmental load can be achieved by efficiently performing carbonization by the indirect heating system and effectively utilizing the combustible gas.
Resumen de: DE102025110996A1
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Pyrolyseanlage (1) zum Erzeugen von Pyrolysegas (30) und festem Pyrolysat (32) aus einem kohlenstoffhaltigen Substrat (21) umfassend eine Substrat-Zuführung (2), eine Festbettreinigung (3) mit einem Substrat-Einlass (4), einen Substrat-Auslass (5) und eine Reinigungsförderschnecke (17.2, 18.2), eine erste Schleuse (10) mit einem mit der Substrat-Zuführung (2) verbundenen Einlauf (10.1) und mit einem mit dem Substrat-Einlass (4) der Festbettreinigung (3) verbundenen Auslauf (10.2), einen Reaktor (6) mit einem Reaktor-Gehäuse (23.1, 24.1), einen im Reaktor-Gehäuse angeordneten Reaktor-Einlass (7), einen im Reaktor-Gehäuse angeordneten Reaktor-Auslass (8) und eine im Reaktor-Gehäuse rotierbare Reaktorförderschnecke (17.2, 18.2), eine Reaktor-Heizung (27), eine zweite Schleuse (11) mit einem mit dem Substrat-Auslass (5) verbundenen Einlauf (11.1) und mit einem mit dem Reaktor-Einlass (7) verbundenen Auslauf (11.2), eine Pyrolysat-Abführung (9), eine dritte Schleuse (12) mit einem mit dem Reaktor-Auslass (8) verbundenen Einlauf (12.1) und mit einem mit der Pyrolysat-Abführung (9) verbundenen Auslauf (12.2), eine Pyrolysegasleitung (28), die im Bereich des Reaktor-Auslasses (8) in den Reaktor (6) mündet und die im Bereich des Substrat-Auslasses (5) in die Festbettreinigung (3) mündet, und dazu eingerichtet ist, ein Strömen von Pyrolysegas (30) vom Reaktor (6) in die Festbettreinigung (3) zu ermöglichen, und einen Pyrolysegas-Aus
Resumen de: WO2026196877A1
The present invention addresses the problem of providing an improved system for expressing Kluyveromyces marxianus. Provided are: genetically-modified Kluyveromyces marxianus that lacks inulinase and expresses a foreign protein; and a method for producing a foreign protein, the method comprising a step for culturing the genetically-modified Kluyveromyces marxianus.
Resumen de: WO2026196018A1
The present invention refers to a modular biomass pyrolysis system, for the production of energy and biomass-derived products, the modular biomass pyrolysis system comprising at least the following modular equipment units: distributed electric modules (5); actuation modules (6); biomass storage modules (7); biomass preparation modules (8); biomass transport modules (10); drying stage modules (11); reactor modules (12); and exhaust gases modules (17).
Resumen de: US20260285796A1
0000 The invention concerns a method and a plant for converting biomass into acrylate salts. 0000 The method successively involves: a) a step of treating the biomass to produce ethanol and CO<2>; b) a step of dehydrating the ethanol obtained at the end of step a) to obtain ethylene; c) a step of synthesizing acrylate salts from the ethylene obtained at the end of step b) and from the CO<2 >obtained at the end of step a).
Resumen de: US20260286398A1
A process for treating lignocellulosic biomass comprises: b) acidic or neutral pretreatment of the biomass to produce an acidic or neutral pretreated biomass,alternating withb′) basic pretreatment of the biomass previously placed under acidic, neutral or basic conditions to produce a basic pretreated biomass,followed byc) enzymatic hydrolysis of the acidic pretreated biomass and/or of the basic pretreated biomass, to obtain a hydrolyzed biomass,d) solid/liquid separation of the hydrolyzed biomass obtained at the end of step c) in the form of sugar(s) or a step of solid/liquid separation of the hydrolyzed biomass in the form of sugar(s) obtained at the end of step c) then treated in steps subsequent to the enzymatic hydrolysis step c), in order to obtain a separated juice and an unconverted solid residue, ande) recycling the solid residue to basic pretreatment step b′).
Resumen de: US20250163339A1
Production systems and methods for producing pellets or pellet products, which can be used, e.g., in an electric arc furnace (EAF) to produce metal alloys, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for forming coke pellets includes (i) blending biomass with a set of materials to form an input blend, (ii) preconditioning the input blend by hydrating the input blend to generate a first plurality of particles, (iii) charging the first plurality of particles into an oven to produce a second plurality of particles via pyrolysis, (iv) post-conditioning the second plurality of particles to produce a third plurality of particles by exposing the second plurality of particles to at least one of an amphipathic binder, a hydrophobic binder, or a hydrophilic binder, and (v) physically altering the third plurality of particles to form coke pellets. The biomass can have a first volatility and the set of materials can have a second volatility lower than the first volatility.
Resumen de: EP4810620A1
A process for the production of one or more fermentation products and lignin. The method comprises pretreatment with sulfur dioxide and a volatile alcohol, chemical recovery, whole slurry saccharification, and fermentation. High monosaccharide yields are achieved, and alkoxylated and/or non-alkoxylated lignin fractions, as well as lignosulfonate, can be produced and separated if desired. Monosaccharides with or without lignin are subjected to fermentation to produce one or more fermentation products, for example, ethanol.
Resumen de: CN224788642U
本实用新型涉及油脂酸败度在线监测传感器组件,属于生物柴油加工设备技术领域,包括底座,底座的顶部放置有储油罐,储油罐的上方设置有圆环,圆环的内部固定安装有横向支架。本实用新型的有益效果在于,通过螺杆的转动,能够带动滑动件在横向支架内进行水平左右移动,进而能够带动电化学传感器进行移动,并在转向组件的配合使用下,可使得电化学传感器移动至储油罐内的任一检测点位处,以此能够扩大电化学传感器的监测范围,且通过竖向调节件的滑动,能够对电化学传感器的监测高度进行调节,以适应不同深度的监测需求,而上述方式并未需要人工手持操作,使得监测受到人为抖动因素较少,进而能够提高电化学传感器的监测精度。
Nº publicación: CN224778941U 22/09/2026
Solicitante:
江苏兴仨能环境科技有限公司氿泓一洲(北京)环保科技有限公司
Resumen de: CN224778941U
0001 本实用新型公开一种用于生物质残渣与炭粉的分离装置,涉及物料分离技术领域,分离装置包括分离箱,分离箱内设有腔体,分离箱上设有与腔体连通的进料口,腔体内填充有水,进料口处设有若干个与水源连通的第一喷水件,第一喷水件喷出的水与物料进料路径相交,这使得炭粉和生物质残渣等杂质处于较为分散的状态,以便后续分离;第一喷水件打湿物料后,减少了扬尘现象;分离箱上设有与腔体连通的第一出料口;处于生物质残渣上方的炭水经第一出料口排出,实现了炭粉和生物质残渣等杂质的分离;与腔体连通的排风口,使得随炭粉进入的腔体内的氮气等气体能从排风口排出,维持腔体内的压力平衡,提高了夹杂有生物质残渣等杂质的炭粉进料和分离的持续性。