DISPERSING FEEDSTOCKS AND PROCESSING MATERIALS

摘要

Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems are described that can convert feedstock materials to a sugar solution, which can then be fermented to produce ethanol. Biomass feedstock is dispersed in a liquid medium and then saccharified.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
saccharifying a biomass feedstock in a vessel while mixing with a jet mixer, the biomass feedstock having been dispersed in a liquid medium using a dispersing system that draws the feedstock and liquid medium out of the vessel and recirculates the feedstock and liquid medium back into the vessel, wherein the dispersing system comprises a chamber and, within the chamber, a rotating member which draws the feedstock and liquid medium into the chamber axially and expels a dispersion of the feedstock in the medium from the chamber radially.