Patent ID: 9260735
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: C05F,C12M,C12P,Y02E,Y02P,Y02W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: saccharifying a biomass feedstock in a vessel while mixing with a jet mixer, the biomass feedstock having been dispersed in a liquid medium using a dispersing system that draws the feedstock and liquid medium out of the vessel and recirculates the feedstock and liquid medium back into the vessel, the dispersing system having a solids inlet in communication with a solids source, a liquid inlet in communication with a liquid source, and an outlet, the dispensing system being configured to disperse the biomass feedstock in the liquid medium, wherein the dispersing system comprises a chamber and, within the chamber, a rotating member which draws the feedstock and liquid medium into the chamber axially, through the inlets, and expels a dispersion of the feedstock in the medium from the chamber radially through the outlet, to the tank.