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1. A method of processing biomass, the method comprising;
- providing a recirculating gas flow of an inert gas within a vault constructed of radiation opaque materials, wherein at least a portion of the recirculating gas flow passes through a radiation field having an intensity above background levels,delivering a biomass through the vault,treating the biomass with ionizing radiation within the vault by contacting the biomass with an electron beam, andsending at least a portion of gas from the recirculating gas flow through an air pollution control system comprising an ozone abatement system, wherein the air pollution system is in-line with the recirculating gas flow so that substantially all of the gas in the recirculating gas flow flows through the pollution control system.
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Materials, such as biomass feedstocks (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) are processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. Conveying systems, such as flowing gas conveying systems and such as closed-loop flowing gas conveying systems are described.
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1. A method of processing biomass, the method comprising;
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providing a recirculating gas flow of an inert gas within a vault constructed of radiation opaque materials, wherein at least a portion of the recirculating gas flow passes through a radiation field having an intensity above background levels, delivering a biomass through the vault, treating the biomass with ionizing radiation within the vault by contacting the biomass with an electron beam, and sending at least a portion of gas from the recirculating gas flow through an air pollution control system comprising an ozone abatement system, wherein the air pollution system is in-line with the recirculating gas flow so that substantially all of the gas in the recirculating gas flow flows through the pollution control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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