Patent ID: 8074910
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: B02C,B29B,B29C,B29K,C08J,C08L,C10L,D04H,D21B,D21C,D21H,Y02E,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: mechanically treating a lignocellulosic material selected from the group consisting of grasses, rice hulls, bagasse, cotton, jute, hemp, flax, bamboo, sisal, abaca, straw, corn cobs, coconut hair and mixtures thereof, to produce a mechanically treated material; and passing the mechanically treated material through a screen having an opening size of 3.175 mm (⅛ inch) or less, to provide a screened material; wherein the screened material has a BET surface area of at least 0.5 m