Organically clean biomass fuel
First Claim
1. An organically clean biomass fuel, comprising a mixture of a powder and a fluid, the powder having an average fiber length of at most 500 micrometers and including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a cellulosic powder, a wood charcoal powder, and any combination thereof, the fluid including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a vegetable oil, a vegetable alcohol and any combination thereof, the powder being substantially free of black liquor and tar, wherein the fluid is substantially free of gum.
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Abstract
An organically clean biomass fuel formed of mixture of a powder, which may be either dried, cellulosic product, wood charcoal powder, and/or a combination of the two, and a fluid, which may be vegetable oil, vegetable alcohol or a combination of the two. A centrifugal machine dries moist, cellulosic product and extracts black liquor. A grinder transforms the dried, cellulosic product into powder. Gum may be extracted from the vegetable oil or vegetable alcohol. A batch mixer or vibrating vessel mixes the powder and the fluid together; the fluid moisturizes the powder. Depending upon the relative amount of the fluid as compared to powder, the mixture will either be in a liquid cream state or a doughy state. If the latter, the mixture may be pressed into briquettes or ingots.
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24 Claims
- 1. An organically clean biomass fuel, comprising a mixture of a powder and a fluid, the powder having an average fiber length of at most 500 micrometers and including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a cellulosic powder, a wood charcoal powder, and any combination thereof, the fluid including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a vegetable oil, a vegetable alcohol and any combination thereof, the powder being substantially free of black liquor and tar, wherein the fluid is substantially free of gum.
- 6. A method of forming an organically clean biomass fuel, comprising mixing a powder having an average fiber length of at most 500 micrometers with a fluid that moisturizes same to form a mixture that constitutes the organcially clean biomass fuel, the powder including a constituent selected from a group consisting of cellulosic powder, wood charcoal powder and any combination thereof, the fluid including a constituent selected from a group consisting of vegetable oil, vegetable alcohol, and any combination thereof, the powder being substantially free of black liquor and tar, the fluid being substantially free of gum.
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14. An organically clean biomass fuel, comprising a mixture of a powder and a fluid, the powder having an average fiber length of at most 500 micrometers and including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a cellulosic powder, a wood charcoal powder, and any combination thereof, the fluid including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a vegetable oil, a vegetable alcohol and any combination thereof, the powder being substantially free of black liquor and tar, wherein the mixture is in a pressed state forming a briquette.
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15. An organically clean biomass fuel, comprising a mixture of a powder and a fluid, the powder having an average fiber length of at most 500 micrometers and including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a cellulosic powder, a wood charcoal powder, and any combination thereof, the fluid including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a vegetable oil, a vegetable alcohol and any combination thereof, the powder being substantially free of black liquor and tar, wherein the mixture is in a viscous, liquidy cream state at room temperature.
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16. A method of forming an organically clean biomass fuel, comprising mixing a powder having an average fiber length of at most 500 micrometers with a fluid that moisturizes same to form a mixture that constitutes the organcially clean biomass fuel, the powder including a constituent selected from a group consisting of cellulosic powder, wood charcoal powder and any combination thereof, the fluid including a constituent selected from a group consisting of vegetable oil, vegetable alcohol, and any combination thereof, the powder being substantially free of black liquor and tar, further comprising drying a cellulosic product and grinding same to form the cellulosic powder, and extracting black liquor from the cellulosic product.
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17. A method of forming an organically clean biomass fuel, comprising mixing a powder having an average fiber length of at most 500 micrometers with a fluid that moisturizes same to form a mixture that constitutes the organcially clean biomass fuel, the powder including a constituent selected from a group consisting of cellulosic powder, wood charcoal powder and any combination thereof, the fluid including a constituent selected from a group consisting of vegetable oil, vegetable alcohol, and any combination thereof, the powder being substantially free of black liquor and tar, further comprising mixing the powder and the fluid into a mixture having a viscous, liquidy cream state at room temperature.
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18. A method of using an organically clean biomass fuel, comprising the steps of providing an organically clean biomass fuel, the organically clean biomass fuel being a mixture of a powder and a fluid;
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the powder having an average fiber length of at most 500 micrometers and including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a cellulosic powder, a wood charcoal powder, and any combination thereof, the fluid including a constituent selected from a group consisting of a vegetable oil, a vegetable alcohol and any combination thereof, the powder being substantially free of black liquor and tar, the fluid being substantially free of gum; and
clean burning the organically clean biomass fuel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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