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Method for producing ethanol from biomass

  • US 4,952,504 A
  • Filed: 07/28/1987
  • Issued: 08/28/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of producing ethanol from biomass comprising the steps of providing biomass containing organic acid, mixing said biomass with water to form a biomass slurry, hydrolyzing said slurry in fuel fired hydrolysis means, utilizing said organic acid for catalyzing hydrolysis of said slurry, separating said slurry into liquid and solids after said hydrolyzing step, utilizing flue gas from said fuel fired hydrolysis means for drying said solids, and further processing said liquid to produce ethanol.

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