Densified biomass products containing pretreated biomass fibers
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1. A product consisting essentially of:
- at least one densified biomass particulate having a substantially smooth, non-flakey outer surface and containing no added binder, wherein said densified biomass particulate is comprised of a plurality of pretreated lignin-coated plant biomass fibers, wherein said particulate contains only inherent binders present in said plant biomass fibers, and a trace amount of ammonia from a liquid ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreatment, a gaseous AFEX pretreatment or an extractive AFEX pretreatment of said plant biomass fibers.
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Abstract
A product is provided comprising at least one densified biomass particulate having a substantially smooth, non-flakey outer surface and containing no added binder, wherein said densified biomass particulate is comprised of a plurality of pretreated lignin-coated plant biomass fibers which contain a trace amount of base from pretreatment of said fibers. Methods for using and making the product are also described.
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32 Claims
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1. A product consisting essentially of:
at least one densified biomass particulate having a substantially smooth, non-flakey outer surface and containing no added binder, wherein said densified biomass particulate is comprised of a plurality of pretreated lignin-coated plant biomass fibers, wherein said particulate contains only inherent binders present in said plant biomass fibers, and a trace amount of ammonia from a liquid ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreatment, a gaseous AFEX pretreatment or an extractive AFEX pretreatment of said plant biomass fibers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 32)
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21. A solid material consisting essentially of:
at least one densified biomass particulate having a substantially smooth, non-flakey outer surface, wherein said densified biomass particulate is comprised of a plurality of pretreated lignin-coated plant biomass fibers, wherein said particulate contains only inherent binders present in said plant biomass fibers, and a trace amount of ammonia from a liquid ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreatment, a gaseous AFEX pretreatment or an extractive AFEX pretreatment of said plant biomass fibers, wherein said solid material is a component of a solid construction material. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 30)
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24. A product consisting essentially of:
a plurality of densified biomass particulates, each having a substantially smooth, non-flakey outer surface and containing a plurality of ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreated plant biomass fibers and a trace amount of ammonia, wherein said particulates contain only inherent binders present in said plant biomass fibers, including lignin, and, wherein said plant biomass fibers have an interior and an outer surface, wherein a portion of the lignin is visible on the outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31)
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