| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce useful products such as fuels by processing biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass).SOLUTION: A system 100 comprises: a feed preparation subsystem 110, which receives biomass feedstock including cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials in its raw form and physically prepares and stores it for use as feedstock by downstream processes; a pretreatment subsystem 114, which prepares the feedstock for use in primary production processes by reducing the average molecular weight and crystallinity of the feedstock; a primary process subsystem 118, which produces useful products (e.g., ethanol, other alcohols, pharmaceuticals, and/or food products); and a post-processing subsystem 122. |
