| 摘要 |
ABSTRACT - 598177 The disclosure relates to a method of making a fuel, the method comprising: shearing a cellulosic or lignocellulosic fiber source to provide a first fibrous material; passing the first fibrous material through a first screen having an average opening size of about 1.59 mm or less (1/16 inch, 0.0625 inch) to provide a second fibrous material, the second fibrous material having a BET surface area greater than 0.1 m2/g and a porosity greater than 20 percent and an average length to diameter ratio greater than 5/1; hydrolyzing the second fibrous material to provide a hydrolyzed material; and combining the hydrolyzed material with a bacterium and/or enzyme, the bacterium and/or enzyme utilizing the second fibrous material to produce a fuel, wherein the microorganism hydrolyzes the second fibrous material to produce a fuel comprising hydrogen, an alcohol, an organic acid and/or a hydrocarbon, and wherein the second fibrous material may be sterilized by exposing it to a radiation source prior to combining with the microorganism, and wherein after combining the fibrous material with the bacterium and/or enzyme, a fibrous material composition is produced and this composition is encapsulated in a substantially gas impermeable material followed by removing the entrapped gas from the encapsulated composition to densify the composition.. |
