Patent ID: 9212315
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: C10G,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method of making a biomass hydrolysate, the method comprising: a. loading a reactor with biomass and water; b. heating the reactor to a deconstruction temperature and establishing a deconstruction pressure; c. maintaining the reactor at the deconstruction temperature and the deconstruction pressure for a deconstruction period; d. flushing the reactor with water; and e. repeating steps (b)-(d) to produce a solid phase and a biomass hydrolysate comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble lignocellulose derivative, a water-soluble cellulose derivative, a water-soluble hemicellulose derivative, a water-soluble lignin derivative, a carbohydrate, a starch, a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, a polysaccharide, a sugar, a sugar alcohol, an alditol, a polyol, a phenol, an ash component, and an extractive.