Patent ID: 9435077
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: C08B,C08H,C12P,D21B,D21C,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A method for processing biomass derived from plants or animals to make available saccharides and proteins therein for further processing, comprising the steps of: a. pre-treating said biomass material containing lignocellulose with an aqueous solution of acid or base to hydrolyze the saccharides from the lignocellulose or the proteins from the biomass material; and b. subsequently passaging super heated “SHS” steam at an elevated pressure through a pressure chamber containing said pre-treated biomass material to further increase the separation of the saccharides from the lignocellulose or the proteins from the biomass material; wherein the water activity “Aw” of the super heated steam is controlled by means of temperature and pressure of the super heated steam to be less than 1 and is defined by the formula and wherein the super heated steam is applied for at least 1 minute and less than 30 minutes.