Patent ID: 8191282
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A01D,C10L,F26B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A device for obtaining energy carriers from a moist biomass, comprising: a dehydration device including a first dehydration station and a second dehydration station, and a drying station, wherein said first dehydration station and said second dehydration station include means for mechanically pre-dehydrating the biomass, and wherein said drying station includes means for post-dehydrating the pre-dehydrated biomass via an addition of heat, wherein said second dehydration station is combined with said drying station to form a single assembly, and wherein said first dehydration station, said second dehydration station, and said drying station form a single, unitary module, wherein said first dehydration station includes means for producing a pressed liquid from said biomass before said biomass enters said drying station, and wherein said second dehydration station includes means for separating off a product oil from said biomass after said drying station.