Patent ID: 8399216

Claim:
A method of using a system for converting biomass, the method comprising: providing a first system comprising a series of components at a first site; utilizing the first system to open up or texturize a first cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass so as to make the complex carbohydrates or other biomolecules of the biomass available for further processing, to form a first processed biomass; converting the first processed biomass into sugars using a microorganism and/or an enzyme; transporting at least one component of the first system to a second site; providing a second cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass to a second system comprising the at least one component of the first system at a second site; and utilizing the second system to open up or texturize the second biomass so as to make the complex carbohydrates or other biomolecules of the second biomass available for further processing, to form a second processed biomass; converting the second biomass into sugars using a microorganism and/or enzyme.