Patent ID: 9702049
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B01J,C25B,Y02P

Claim:
1. A biowaste treatment and recovery system comprising: a mixer structured to facilitate production of a substantially homogeneous influent stream from a cellulosic feedstock and an aqueous hydrobromic acid solution, a reactor structured to facilitate reaction of said substantially homogenous influent stream with an amount of bromine, said reactor structured to produce a first effluent stream comprising an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide and carbon dioxide, said reactor further structured to produce a second effluent stream comprising an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide and ash, a heat exchanger structured to recover a first amount of heat from said second effluent stream, a first absorber structured to separate carbon dioxide gas and water from said first effluent stream, said first absorber further structured to discharge a first amount of aqueous hydrobromic acid solution, an electrolyzer structured to electrolytically disassociate aqueous hydrobromic acid into an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide and bromine, and an aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide and hydrogen, a second absorber structured to separate hydrogen gas and water from said aqueous solution of hydrogen bromide and hydrogen, and said second absorber further structured to discharge a second amount of aqueous hydrobromic acid solution.