| 摘要 |
Biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed by: Saccharifying a biomass feedstock in a vessel by mixing the biomass feedstock with a fluid medium and a saccharifying agent using a jet mixer to form a mixture, Wherein the jet mixer comprises a jet-flow agitator and the vessel has an arcuate bottom surface, and Wherein saccharifying the feedstock comprises agitating the mixture with the jet-flow agitator. 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. A particular embodiment described is as follows: saccharifying a lignocellulosic material in a vessel by mixing the lignocellulosicmaterial with a fluid medium and an enzyme using a jet mixer to form a mixture, wherein the jet mixer comprises a jet-flow agitator and the vessel has an arcuate bottom surface, and wherein saccharifying the lignocellulosic material comprises agitating the mixture with the jet-flow agitator. |
