Carbon-based durable goods and renewable fuel from biomass waste dissociation
First Claim
1. A method for processing biomass wastes to produce a renewable fuel or a carbon byproduct or both, the method comprising:
- receiving a biomass waste that includes carbon, hydrogen and oxygen to be dissociated under an anaerobic reaction;
recovering waste heat from an external heat source to heat the biomass waste, thereby removing air and moisture;
compacting the biomass waste;
advancing the compacted biomass waste in a dissociation zone;
creating a seal from at least some of the advanced compacted biomass to seal off the dissociation zone; and
applying heat to the advancing compacted biomass waste to create a pressure and temperature condition for dissociation of the biomass waste to produce the renewable fuel, the carbon byproduct, or both.
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Abstract
Techniques, systems, apparatus and material are disclosed for generating renewable energy from biomass waste while sequestering carbon. In one aspect, a method performed by a reactor to dissociate raw biomass waste into a renewable source energy or a carbon byproduct or both includes receiving the raw biomass waste that includes carbon, hydrogen and oxygen to be dissociated under an anaerobic reaction. Waste heat is recovered from an external heat source to heat the received raw biomass waste. The heated raw biomass waste is dissociated to produce the renewable fuel, carbon byproduct or both. The dissociating includes compacting the heated raw biomass waste, generating heat from an internal heat source, and applying the generated heat to the compacted biomass waste under pressure.
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1. A method for processing biomass wastes to produce a renewable fuel or a carbon byproduct or both, the method comprising:
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receiving a biomass waste that includes carbon, hydrogen and oxygen to be dissociated under an anaerobic reaction; recovering waste heat from an external heat source to heat the biomass waste, thereby removing air and moisture; compacting the biomass waste; advancing the compacted biomass waste in a dissociation zone; creating a seal from at least some of the advanced compacted biomass to seal off the dissociation zone; and applying heat to the advancing compacted biomass waste to create a pressure and temperature condition for dissociation of the biomass waste to produce the renewable fuel, the carbon byproduct, or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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