BIOMASS STORAGE SYSTEM
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Abstract
An apparatus for forming a water storage material from a biomass input material using supercritical or subcritical fluid processing, the water storage material capable of absorbing a liquid and releasing the liquid. The apparatus utilizes supercritical fluid processing, subcritical fluid processing, charring, or a combination thereof. The apparatus includes a controller configured to control the apparatus. The apparatus further including a processing station configured to hold the biomass input material, and to use the biomass input material for processing into the water storage material.
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190 Claims
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17. An apparatus for harvesting a plant and processing a portion of the plant into a water storage material, the water storage material capable of absorbing a liquid and releasing the liquid, comprising:
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a harvester configured to harvest a plant, the plant having a first portion and a second portion; a separating mechanism, the separating mechanism configured to separate the first portion of the plant from the second portion of the plant; a processing component, having an input and an output, the processing component operatively connected to the separating mechanism at the input such that the processing component receives the second portion of the plant, the processing component configured to process the second portion of the plant into the water storage material, the water storage material capable of absorbing the liquid and releasing the liquid in a time controlled manner; and a burying mechanism, the burying mechanism operatively connected to the output of the processing component such that the burying mechanism receives the water storage material, the burying mechanism configured to bury the water storage material at a burying depth below a surface of a ground material. - View Dependent Claims (21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36)
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110. An apparatus for collecting a plant waste and processing the plant waste into a water storage material, the water storage material capable of absorbing a liquid and releasing the liquid, comprising:
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a waste pickup mechanism configured to receive the plant waste; a processing component, having an input and an output, the processing component coupled to the waste pickup mechanism at the input such that the processing component receives the plant waste, the processing component configured to process the plant waste into the water storage material; and a burying mechanism, the burying mechanism coupled to the output of the processing component such that the burying mechanism receives the water storage material, the burying mechanism configured to bury the water storage material at a burying depth below a surface of a ground material. - View Dependent Claims (113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 131)
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175. A system for harvesting a plant, processing a portion of the plant into a water storage material, the water storage material capable of absorbing a liquid and releasing the liquid, and burying the water storage material in a ground material, comprising:
a harvester configured to harvest a plant, the plant having a first portion and a second portion, the harvester including, a separating mechanism, the separating mechanism configured to separate the first portion of the plant from the second portion of the plant; a processing component, having an input and an output, the processing component operatively connected to the separating mechanism at the input such that the processing component receives the second portion of the plant, the processing component configured to process the second portion of the plant into the water storage material, the water storage material capable of absorbing the liquid and releasing the liquid in a time controlled manner; and a deposition mechanism configured to receive the water storage material from the outlet and to deposit the water storage material onto the ground material. - View Dependent Claims (176, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 189, 190)
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