Patent ID: 9428722
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: C05F,C12M,C12P,Y02E,Y02P,Y02W

Claim Text:
1. A feedstock saccharification system comprising: a tank configured to contain a cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass feedstock and a liquid medium; a dispersing system configured to disperse the biomass feedstock in the liquid medium, the dispersing system comprising a chamber and, within the chamber, a rotating member which draws the feedstock and liquid medium into the chamber and expels a dispersion of the feedstock in the medium from the chamber; and a delivery device configured to deliver the biomass feedstock to the vessel, the delivery device comprising a hopper disposed above and outside the vessel and a vibrating device configured to vibrate the hopper; wherein the dispersing system includes a rotating member that generates sufficiently high static fluid pressure within the chamber so that the dispersing system functions as a centrifugal pump.