Production of fermentable sugars and lignin from biomass using supercritical fluids
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1. A method of producing glucose from lignocellulosic biomass, comprising:
- providing a biomass, comprising;
a first solid fraction comprising;
cellulose; and
insoluble lignin; and
a first liquid fraction;
mixing said solid fraction with water to form a slurry;
contacting said slurry with a second reaction fluid to form a reaction mixture comprising;
a second solid fraction comprising;
insoluble lignin; and
a second liquid fraction comprising;
a saccharide selected from the group consisting of cello-oligosaccharides, glucose, and mixtures thereof;
wherein said second reaction fluid comprises water and said second reaction fluid having a temperature and a pressure above the critical point of water; and
reducing the temperature of said reaction mixture to a temperature below the critical point of water.
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Methods are disclosed for the continuous treatment of biomass comprising a pretreatment step, wherein said biomass is contacted with a first supercritical, near-critical, or sub-critical fluid to form a solid matrix and a first liquid fraction; and a hydrolysis step, wherein said solid matrix formed in said pretreatment step is contacted with a second supercritical or near-supercritical fluid to produce a second liquid fraction and an insoluble lignin-containing fraction. Also disclosed are apparatuses for the continuous conversion of biomass comprising a pretreatment reactor and a hydrolysis reactor associated with said pretreatment reactor.
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1. A method of producing glucose from lignocellulosic biomass, comprising:
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providing a biomass, comprising; a first solid fraction comprising; cellulose; and insoluble lignin; and a first liquid fraction; mixing said solid fraction with water to form a slurry; contacting said slurry with a second reaction fluid to form a reaction mixture comprising; a second solid fraction comprising; insoluble lignin; and a second liquid fraction comprising; a saccharide selected from the group consisting of cello-oligosaccharides, glucose, and mixtures thereof; wherein said second reaction fluid comprises water and said second reaction fluid having a temperature and a pressure above the critical point of water; and reducing the temperature of said reaction mixture to a temperature below the critical point of water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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