Lignocellulosic Fibrous Composites and Associated Methods for Preparing the Same
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Abstract
A lignocellulosic fibrous composite having one or more solvents and a dried lignocellulosic fiber, wherein the dried lignocellulosic fiber has been processed by ruminant digestion and anaerobic digestion. A method for preparing a lignocellulosic fibrous composite is also disclosed including the steps of providing excrement from an animal which has undergone ruminant digestion, introducing the cow excrement into an anaerobic digester, modifying the cow excrement to a first wet product, and drying the first wet product to, in turn, generate a lignocellulosic fibrous composite.
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20. A lignocellulosic fibrous composite, comprising:
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at least one solvent, wherein the at least one solvent comprises water; a dried lignocellulosic fiber, wherein the dried lignocellulosic fiber compromises processed lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose, and wherein the dried lignocellulosic fiber has been processed by ruminant digestion and anaerobic digestion; and wherein the at least one solvent is present in a concentration of less than approximately 25% by weight. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A lignocellulosic fibrous composite derived from cow excrement, comprising:
a composite comprising a solvent and a dried lignocellulosic fiber, wherein the dried lignocellulosic fiber has been processed by ruminant cow digestion and anaerobic digestion, and wherein the dried lignocellulosic fiber is present in a concentration of greater than approximately 50% by weight.
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32. A method for preparing a lignocellulosic fibrous composite, comprising the steps of:
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introducing excrement from an animal which has undergone ruminant digestion into an anaerobic digester; modifying the excrement to a first wet product; and drying the first wet product to, in turn, generate a lignocellulosic fibrous composite. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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