Patent ID: 8757388
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: B03B,C10L,F23K,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A biomass conditioning system comprising: a conditioning tank having a bottom portion and a wall portion; a water input device configured to fill the conditioning tank with water to a water line; a biomass input device configured to deposit biomass into the conditioning tank and immerse the biomass in the water, thereby causing the biomass to separate into a floating portion and a nonfloating portion, the nonfloating portion comprising nonfloating biomass and debris; a containment device configured to: a spillway located on the first side of the conditioning tank, the spillway being configured to transfer the floating portion of the biomass to a first storage area; and a moving separation device at least partially submerged in the water, the moving separation device being configured to permit passage of the debris and to transport the nonfloating biomass out of the second side of the conditioning tank and into a second storage area.