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Apparatus and process for continuous saccharification of marine algae and cellulosic biomass

  • US 10,041,031 B2
  • Filed: 10/29/2012
  • Issued: 08/07/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for performing continuous saccharification of biomass, the apparatus comprising:

  • a source input unit for supplying a source of the biomass;

    a first reactor in fluid communication with the source input unit for receiving the source from the source input unit;

    a reaction unit including a downward reactor in fluid communication with the first reactor through an inlet located near a top of the downward reactor to receive the source from the first reactor and configured to move the source downwardly from the inlet, and an upward reactor in fluid communication with the downward reactor through an outlet located near a bottom of the downward reactor to receive the source from the downward reactor and configured to move the source upwardly from the outlet;

    a reactant liquid discharge unit provided near a top of the upward reactor for discharging the source from the upward reactor; and

    a deposit removal unit provided near a bottom of the downward reactor for removing deposits from the source collected at the bottom of the downward reactor;

    wherein an axis of the downward reactor and an axis of the upward reactor are tilted at a predetermined angle away from 90°

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