NZ715830B2 - Processing Biomass - Google Patents
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Abstract
system for wet milling biomass, the system comprising: a. a vessel comprising fluid having biomass dispersed therein, wherein the biomass comprises lignocellulosic material; b. a wet milling unit external to the vessel, wherein the fluid is pumped through the wet milling unit and returned to the vessel during wet milling; and c. one or more jet mixers, wherein the one or more jet mixers each comprises a jet head in the vessel, for mixing the fluid during wet milling. The fluid may further comprise a saccharification agent. vessel during wet milling; and c. one or more jet mixers, wherein the one or more jet mixers each comprises a jet head in the vessel, for mixing the fluid during wet milling. The fluid may further comprise a saccharification agent.
Description
PROCESSING BIOMASS
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to US. Provisional Application Serial No.
61/495,217, filed June 9, 201 1. The complete disclosure of this ional application is
hereby incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND
Cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials are produced, processed, and used in large
‘10 quantities in a number of applications. Often such materials are used once, and then
discarded as waste, or are simply considered to be waste materials, e.g., sewage, bagasse,
sawdust, and stover.
SUMMARY
Processes are disclosed herein for rifying or liquifying a biomass material,
e.g., cellulosic, lignocellulosic and/or starchy feedstocks, by converting biomass material
to low molecular weight sugars, e.g., saccharifying the ock using an enzyme, e.g.,
one or more ase and/or e. The invention also relates to converting a
feedstock to a product, e.g., by bioprocessing, such as fermentation. The processes
e wet g a feedstock. The inventors have found that wet milling the feedstock
tends to reduce the time required for saccharification, and increase the concentration of
sugar that can be obtained in a given saccharification time. Wet milling alone or working
synergistically with any treatment described herein can reduce itrance of a s
material.
The processes disclosed herein can utilize low bulk density materials, for example
cellulosic or lignocellulosic feedstocks that have been physically pretreated to have a
bulk density ofless than about 0.75 g/cm3, e.g., less than about 0.7, 0.65, 0.60, 0.50, 0.35,
0.25, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, 0.05. or less, e.g., less than 0.025 g/cm3.
Such materials can be lt to disperse in liquids, e.g., with water or a solvent
system for saccharification, fermentation, or other processing. Due to their low bulk
density, the materials tend to float on the e of the liquid rather than being wetted
out and dispersed into the liquid. In some cases, the materials can be hydrophobic,
highly crystalline, or otherwise difficult to wet. At the same time, it is desirable to
process the feedstock in a relatively high solids level dispersion, in order to obtain a
high final concentration of sugar in the saccharified material, or a high concentration
of the desired t after processing (e.g., of ethanol or other alcohol(s) after
fermentation). In some cases, utilizing the methods described herein the solids level
of the dispersion during processing can be, for example, at least 10, 15, 20, 22.5, 25,
27.5, 30, 35, 40, 45, or even at least 50 percent by weight dissolved solids. For
example, the solids level can be from about 10 to 50%, e.g., about 10-40%, 10-30%,
or 10-20%.
In one aspect, the ion features ng the particle size of a
lignocellulosic material to less than 3000 µm, e.g. less than 2000 µm, less than 1000
µm or even less than 500 µm, e.g., less than 250 µm or less than 100 µm. The particle
size range can be between 100 - 3000 µm, e.g., 200–2000 µm, 200–1000 µm, 500-
1000 µm.
In one aspect, the ion features reducing recalcitrance of a lignocellulosic
material and wet milling the lignocellulosic material. In some cases, recalcitrance is
reduced prior to wet milling. The material can be ied prior to reducing the
recalcitrance or after reducing the recalcitrance and prior to wet milling the material.
In another , the invention features a method comprising wet g a
ellulosic material, e.g., a lignocellulosic material having a reduced
recalcitrance.
In r aspect, the invention features a system for wet milling biomass, the
system comprising:
a. a vessel comprising fluid having biomass dispersed therein,
n the biomass comprises lignocellulosic material;
b. a wet milling unit external to the vessel, wherein the fluid is
pumped through the wet milling unit and returned to the vessel
during wet milling; and
one or more jet mixers, wherein the one or more jet mixers each comprises a jet
head in the vessel, for mixing the fluid during wet milling.
Either of these aspects of the invention can include, in some implementations,
any of the following features.
The recalcitrance of the biomass material, e.g., a lignocellulosic material, can
be reduced, for example, by irradiating the ellulosic material, e.g., by exposing
the material to an electron beam. In some cases, irradiating comprises delivering a
dose of at least 5 Mrad to the lignocellulosic al, e.g., at least 10, 20, 30, 50, 100,
150 or even 200 Mrad. For example, doses can be in the range of 5-200 Mrad, e.g., 5-
100 Mrad, 5-50 Mrad, 5-10 Mrad, 10-100 Mrad, or 10-50 Mrad.
The lignocellulosic al may be, for e, a material is selected from
the group consisting of wood, particle board, sawdust, agricultural waste, sewage,
silage, grasses, rice hulls, bagasse, cotton, jute, hemp, flax, bamboo, sisal, abaca,
straw, wheat
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straw, corn cobs, corn stover, switchgrass, alfalfa, hay, coconut hair, seaweed, algae, and
mixtures thereof.
The biomass may also be combinations of starchy, lignocellulosic and/or
cellulosic als. For e, a biomass can be an entire plant or part(s) ofa plant
e.g., a wheat plant, cotton plant, a corn plant, rice plant or a tree.
In some implementations, wet milling is performed using a rotor/stator head. The
rotor and stator may e nesting rings of teeth. In some cases, the stator comprises
two or more concentric rings of teeth, and the rotor comprises a ring of teeth configured
to fit n adjacent rings of teeth of the stator. The clearance between the rotor and
stator is generally small, to generate high shear, and may be, for example from about 0.01
to 0.25 inches (0.25 to 6.4 mm). The spacing between the teeth in each ring of teeth is
also generally small, e.g., from about 0.1 to 0.3 inch (2.5 to 7.6 mm).
Wet milling may be performed using a plurality of rotor/stator heads, e.g., when
the process is performed in a large tank or vessel.
Wet milling is generally performed at a relatively high shear rate. The shear rate
may be, for example, at least 20,000 sec'], (e.g., at least 25,000 sec], at least 30,000 sec"’
at least 40,000 sec'1 or at least 50,000 sec'l). The shear rate can be, for example from
about 30,000 sec’1 to about 50,000 sec'l (e.g., from about 25,000 sec'1 to about 50,000
sec'l, from about 30,000 sec"| to about 50,000 sec'], from about 35,000 sec" to about
50,000 sec", from about 40,000 sec'1 to about 50,000 sec'l, from about 20,000 sec'1 to
about 45,000 see", from about 20,000 sec'1 to about 40,000 see", from about 20,000 sec‘
to about 30,000 sec", from about 30,000 sec" to about 40,000 sec").
In some implementations, wet milling is med in-line. A jet mixer may be
applied during wet milling. The jet mixer may also be used during subsequent
processing, e. g., during fermentation. The method may further include adding an enzyme
to the biomass material, e.g., a lignocellulosic material, , during or after wet
milling, and/or adding a microorganism to the biomass material or a sugar derived from
the biomass material. In some cases, the rganism is added after wet milling has
been completed, e.g., to avoid damage to the microorganism from wet milling. In some
implementations, the microorganism converts the s feedstock or sugar to a product
selected from the group ting of alcohols, organic acids, sugars, hydrocarbons, and
es thereof.
The methods described herein generally provide relatively rapid and effective
processing of a relatively high solids level of ock. By increasing the initial solids
level of feedstock in the mixture, the process can proceed more rapidly, more efficiently
and more cost—effectively, and a high resulting tration can generally be ed in
the final product. In some cases, solids may be removed during saccharification, e.g., by
a centrifuge, and more feedstock may be added. The removed solids may be used as a
product, e.g., as a combustible fuel for cogeneration of electricity and/or as an animal
1O feed.
The saccharification processes bed herein allow biomass material, e.g., a
cellulosic or lignocellulosic feedstock, to be converted to a convenient and concentrated
form which can be easily orted and utilized in another cturing facility, e.g.,
a facility configured to ferment sugar solutions to alcohols, to manufacture a product,
e. g., a fuel such as ethanol, butanol or a arbon. Such concentrates can use less
water, which can result in ntial manufacturing and transportation cost savings.
Some processes disclosed herein include saccharification of the feedstock, and
transportation of the feedstock from a remote location, e. g., where the feedstock is
produced or stored, to the manufacturing facility. In some 'cases, saccharification can
take place partially or entirely during transport.
In some cases, the systems described herein, or components thereof, may be
portable, so that the system can be transported (e.g., by rail, truck, or marine vessel) from
one location to another. Such mobile processing is described in US. Serial No.
12/374,549 filed January 21, 2009 and International Application No. ,
the full disclosures of which are orated herein by reference.
Exemplary products that can be produced by employing the methods described
herein include hydrocarbons, proteins, alcohols (e.g., a monohydric alcohols or a dihydric
alcohols), such as ethanol, isobutanol, n—propanol or n-butanol, carboxylic acids, such as
acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, propionic acid, succinic acid, oxyproprionic acid
or butyric acid, salts ofa carboxylic acid, a mixture of carboxylic acids and salts of
carboxylic acids and esters of carboxylic acids (e.g., methyl, ethyl and n—propyl esters),
2012/041382
s, aldehydes, alpha rated acids, beta unsaturated acids, such as acrylic acid,
olefins, such as ethylene, butenes, and mixtures of any of these. Specific examples
include ethanol, ol, propylene glycol, butanol, 1.,4-butanediol, 1,3-propanediol,
methyl or ethyl esters of any of these alcohols, methyl acrylate, methylmethacrylate,
Products also e sugars, e.g., glucose, xylose and xylitol. These and other products
are bed in US. Serial No. 12/417,900 filed April 3, 2009; the full disclosure of
which is incorporated by reference herein.
In one aspect, the invention features a wet milling system comprising a wet mill
disposed in a fluid having a biomass material dispersed therein. The system can, for
example, be used fOr processing lingocellulosic material that has optionally been
irradiated (e.g., with an electron beam). The system can include ajet mixer disposed in
the fluid. The wet milling systems can include a rotor/stator head, for example with the
rotor and stator including nesting rings of teeth. rmore, the stator can have two or
more concentric rings of teeth. Other aspects of the invention include a tank with one or
more jet head, and one or more wet mill disposed in the tank.
Bulk density is determined using ASTM D1895B. Briefly, the method involves
filling a measuring cylinder of known volume with a sample and obtaining a weight of
the sample. The bulk density is calculated by dividing the weight of the sample in grams
by the known volume of the cylinder in cubic centimeters.
All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned
herein or attached hereto are incorporated by reference in their entirety for all that they
contain.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. I is a diagram illustrating the tic hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose.
is a flow m illustrating conversion of a feedstock to sugars and other
products. is a diagrammatic illustration of a saccharification system according to
one embodiment. is a diagrammatic illustration of a saccharification system
according to another embodiment.
is a schematic m of an l manufacturing facility that has been
retrofitted to utilize the solutions and suspensions disclosed herein.
is a top plan view of the assembled rotor and stator ofa wet milling head
according to one embodiment. is an enlarged section view of showing the
clearance between the rotor and stator.
is a perspective view of the rotor and stator together.
is an exploded perspective of the rotor and stator.
is a bottom plan view of the rotor taken along view-line 7-7 of
is a top plan View of the stator taken along view line 8-8 of
is an enlarged view of the area of the rotor indicated in
is an enlarged view of the area of the stator indicated in
1O 1 is a top plan view of the assembled rotor and stator ofa wet milling head
according to a second embodiment. A is an enlarged section view of
showing the clearance n
the rotor and stator.
is a ctive view of the rotor and stator together.
is an exploded perspective of the rotor and stator.
is a bottom plan view of the rotor taken along view line 14—14 of .
is a top plan view of the stator taken along view line 15-15 of .
is an enlarged view of the area ofthe rotor indicated in .
is an enlarged view of the area of the stator indicated in .
FIGS. 18 and 18A are diagrams illustratingjet flow exiting a jet mixer nozzle.
is a diagrammatic ctive view of a jet-flow agitator according to one
embodiment. A is an enlarged perspective View of the impeller and jet tube of the
jet—flow or of . B is an enlarged ctive View of an alternate
impeller.
is a cross-sectional view ofa system for wet milling.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Using the s described herein, biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal
biomass, paper, and pal waste biomass) can be processed to produce useful
intermediates and products such as organic acids, salts of c acids, anhydrides,
esters of organic acids and fuels, e.g., fuels for internal combustion engines or feedstocks
for fuel cells. Systems and processes are described herein that can use as feedstock
cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials that are readily available, but often can be
difficult to process, e.g., municipal waste streams and waste paper streams, such as
streams that include newspaper,- kraft paper, ated paper or mixtures of these.‘
Generally, if required, materials can be ally treated for processing and/or
after processing, often by size ion. Many ofthe processes described herein can
effectively lower the recalcitrance level of the feedstock, making it easier to s, such
as by bioprocessing (e.g., with any microorganism described herein, such as a
homoacetogen or a heteroacetogen, and/or any enzyme described herein), thermal
processing (e.g., ation or pyrolysis) or chemical methods (e.g., acid hydrolysis or
oxidation). Biomass feedstock can be treated or processed using one or more of any of
the methods described herein, such as mechanical treatment, chemical treatment,
radiation, sonication, ion, pyrolysis or steam explosion. The various treatment
systems and methods can be used in combinations of two, three, or even four or more of
these technologies or others bed herein and elsewhere. In some instances wet
milling alone can reduce recalcitrance or act synergistically or with other treatment
processes described herein.
The processes disclosed herein can utilize low bulk density materials, for example
cellulosic or lignocellulosic feedstocks that have been physically pretreated to have a
bulk density of less than about 0.75 g/cm3, e.g., less than about 0.7, 0.65, 0.60, 0.50, 0.35,
0.25, 0.20, 0.15, 0.10, 0.05. or less, e.g., less than 0.025 g/cm3. Bulk density is
determined using ASTM D1895B. Briefly, the method involves filling a measuring
cylinder of known volume with a sample and obtaining a weight of the sample. The bulk
density is calculated by dividing the weight of the sample in grams by the known volume
of the cylinder in cubic centimeters. If d, low bulk density materials can be
densified, for e, by methods described in US. Patent 7,971,809 the full disclosure
of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Saccharification
In order to t the feedstock to a form that can be readily processed, the
- or containing cellulose in the feedstock is hydrolyzed to low molecular
weight carbohydrates, such as sugars, by a saccharifying agent, e.g., an enzyme or acid, a
process referred to as saccharification. The low molecular weight carbohydrates can
then be used, for example, in an existing manufacturing plant, such as a single cell
protein plant, an enzyme manufacturing plant, or a fuel plant, e.g., an ethanol
manufacturing facility.
The feedstock is combined with the saccharifying agent in a liquid medium, e.g.,
a solvent such as an aqueous solution, and the mixture is wet milled. Methods for wet
milling the material in the liquid medium are discussed in detail below. In some
implementations, during and/or after wet milling the saccharifying agent, material and
liquid medium are mixed using ajet mixer. In some cases jet mixing continues
throughout saccharification.
In some implementations, the material and/or the saccharifying agent are added
entally rather than all at once. For e, a n of the material can be added
to the liquid medium, dispersed therein, and mixed with the saccharifying agent until the
material is at least partially rified, at which point a second portion of the material is
dispersed in the medium and added to the mixture. This process can continue until a
d sugar concentration is obtained.
The feedstock can be hydrolyzed using an enzyme, such as a cellulase or an
amylase or mixtures of these enzymes. For example, the biomass material can be
ed with the enzyme in a solvent, e.g., in an aqueous solution.
Enzymes and biomass-destroying organisms that break down biomass, such as the
cellulose and/or the lignin portions of the biomass, contain or manufacture various
cellulolytic s (cellulases), ligninases or various small molecule biomass-
destroying metabolites. These enzymes may be a x of enzymes that act
synergistically to degrade crystalline ose or the lignin portions of biomass.
Examples of cellulolytic enzymes include: endoglucanases, iohydrolases, and
cellobiases (B-glucosidases). Referring to a cellulosic ate is initially
hydrolyzed by endoglucanases at random locations producing oligomeric intermediates.
These intermediates are then substrates for exo-splitting glucanases such as
cellobiohydrolase to produce cellobiose from the ends of the ose polymer.
Cellobiose is a water-soluble 1,4-linked dimer of glucose. Finally cellobiase cleaves
cellobiose to yield glucose. Suitable ases will be discussed herein in a later section.
The time required for complete saccharification will depend on the process
conditions and the feedstock and enzyme used. If saccharification is performed in a
cturing plant under controlled conditions, the cellulose may be ntially
entirely ted to glucose in about 12—96 hours, e.g., less than 48 hour, less than 36
hours, less than 24 hours, less than 18 hours, less than 12 hours or even less than 8 hours.
If saccharification is performed partially or completely in transit, saccharification may
take longer.
In some cases, saccharification is performed at a pH of about 4 to 7, e.g., about
4.5 to 6, or about 5 to 6.
It is generally red that the final concentration of glucose in the sugar
solution be relatively high, e.g., greater than 10 wt.%, or greater than 15, 20, 30, 40, 50,
60, 70, 80, 90 or even greater than 95% by weight. This s the volume to be
shipped, and also inhibits microbial growth in the on. After saccharification, the
volume of water can be reduced, e.g., by evaporation or distillation.
A relatively high concentration solution can be obtained by limiting the amount of
, e.g., water, added to the feedstock with the enzyme. The concentration can be
controlled, e. g., by controlling how much saccharification takes place. For example,
concentration can be increased by adding more feedstock to the solution. In some cases,
solids are removed during rification, e.g., by centrifuge, ng more feedstock
to be added. Solubility of the feedstock in the medium can be increased, for example, by
increasing the temperature of the solution, and/or by adding a surfactant as will be
discussed below. For example, the solution can be maintained at a temperature of 40-
50°C, 50-60°C, 60—80°C, or even higher.
Fermentation
Microorganisms can produce a number of useful intermediates and products by
fermenting a low molecular weight sugar produced by saccharifying the treated
feedstock. For e, fermentation or other bioprocesses can produce alcohols (e.g.,
n-butanol, isobutanol, ethanol or erythritol), organic acids (e.g., , butyric, citric or
lactic acid), hydrocarbons, hydrogen, proteins or mixtures of any of these materials.
Yeast and Zymomonas bacteria, for example, can be used for fermentation or
conversion. Other microorganisms are discussed in the Materials section, below. The
optimum pH for fermentations is about pH 4 to 7. The optimum pH for yeast is from
about pH 4 to 5, while the optimum pH for Zymomonas is from about pH 5 to 6. Typical
fermentation times are about 24 to 168 (e.g., 24-96 hrs) hours with temperatures in the
range of 20 °C to 40 °C (e.g., 26 °C to 40 °C), however thermophilic rganisms
prefer higher temperatures.
In some ments e. g., when bic organisms are used, at least a portion
of the fermentation is conducted in the absence of oxygen e.g., under a blanket of an inert
gas such as N2, Ar, He, C02 or mixtures thereof. Additionally, the mixture may have a
constant purge of an inert gas flowing h the tank during part of or all of the
fermentation. In some cases, anaerobic conditions can be achieved or maintained by
carbon dioxide production during the fermentation and no onal inert gas is needed.
In some embodiments, all or a portion of the fermentation s can be
interrupted before the low molecular weight sugar is completely converted to a product
(e.g. l). The intermediate fermentation products include high concentrations of
sugar and carbohydrates. The sugars and carbohydrates can be ed as sed
below. These intermediate fermentation products can be used in preparation of food for
human or animal consumption. Additionally or alternatively, the intermediate
fermentation products can be ground to a fine particle size in a stainless-steel laboratory
mill to e a flour-like substance.
The fermentations include the methods and products that are disclosed in US.
Provisional Application Serial No. 61/579,559, filed December 22, 2011 and US.
Provisional Application Serial No. 61/579,576, filed December 22, 2011 the sure
of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Mobile fermenters can be utilized, as described in US. Provisional Patent
Application Serial No. 60/832,735, now Published International Application No. WO
2008/011598. Similarly, the saccharification equipment can be mobile. Further,
saccharification and/or fermentation may be performed in part or entirely during transit.
Fuel Cells
Where the s described herein produce a sugar solution or suspension, this
solution or suspension can subsequently be used in a fuel cell. For example, fuel cells
utilizing sugars derived from cellulosic or lignocellulosic materials are disclosed in US.
Provisional Application Serial No. 61/579,568, filed December 22, 2011, the complete
disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Thermochemical Conversion
Thermochemical conversion can be performed on the treated feedstock to produce
one or more desired intermediates and/or products. A thermochemical conversion?
'10 process includes changing molecular structures of carbon-containing al at elevated
atures. Specific examples e gasification, pyrolysis, ation, l
oxidation and mixtures of these (in any order).
Gasification converts carbon-containing materials into a synthesis gas (syngas),
which can include methanol, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Many
rganisms, such as acetogens or etogens are capable of utilizing a syngas
from the thermochemical conversion of biomass, to produce a product that includes an
alcohol, a carboxylic acid, a salt of a carboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid ester or a mixture
of any of these. Gasification of biomass (e.g., osic or lignocellulosic materials), can
be accomplished by a variety of techniques. For example, gasification can be
accomplished utilizing staged steam reformation with a fluidized-bed reactor in which the
aceous material is first pyrolyzed in the absence of oxygen and then the pyrolysis
vapors are reformed to synthesis gas with steam providing added hydrogen and oxygen.
In such a technique, process heat comes from burning char. Another technique utilizes a
screw auger r in which moisture and oxygen are introduced at the sis stage
and the process heat is generated from burning some of the gas produced in the latter
stage. Another technique utilizes entrained flow ation in which both external
steam and air are introduced in a single-stage gasification reactor. In partial oxidation
gasification, pure oxygen is utilized with no steam.
SYSTEMS FOR TREATING A FEEDSTOCK
Referring to a process for conversion of a feedstock to sugars and other
products, e.g., ethanol, can include, for example, optionally physically pre—treating the
feedstock, e.g., to reduce its size (step 110), before and/or after this treatment, optionally
treating the feedstock to reduce its recalcitrance (step 112), and rifying the
feedstock to form a sugar solution (step 114). Saccharification can be performed by
mixing a sion of the feedstock in a liquid medium, e.g., water with an enzyme (step
11 1), as will be discussed in detail below. During or after saccharification, the mixture
(if saccharification is to be partially or tely performed en route) or solution can be
transported, e.g., by pipeline, railcar, truck or barge, to a manufacturing plant (step 1 16).
At the plant, the solution can be bio—processed to produce a desired t, e.g., l
(step 1 18), which is then processed further, e.g., by distillation (step 120). The individual
steps of this process will be described in detail below. If desired, the steps of measuring
lignin content (step 122) and setting or adjusting process parameters (step 124) can be
performed at various stages of the process, for example just prior to the process step(s)
used to change the structure of the feedstock, as shown. If these steps are included, the
process parameters are adjusted to compensate for variability in the lignin content of the
feedstock, as described in US. Application Series No. 12/704,519 filed in February 1 1,
2010, the complete sure of which is orated herein by nce.
The mixing step 1 11 and rifying step 1 14 can be performed using, for
example, either of the systems shown in and 2B. These systems include a tank
136, which initially contains a liquid medium and later contains a mixture 138 of liquid
medium, feedstock and saccharifying agent. The liquid medium is delivered to the tank
through a valved piping system (not shown). The systems also include a hopper 130, in
communication with a dispersing unit 134. In the embodiment shown in FIG. ZB, the
hopper 130 es feedstock that has been treated to reduce its size and optionally to
reduce its itrance (steps 110 and 1 12 above) by a feedstock pretreatment module
132. In both embodiments, the hopper may receive other dry ingredients, such as yeast
and nutrients, e.g., from a supply 30. Optionally, a vibrating device 36 may be associated
with the hopper, to facilitate delivery of material from the hopper. The system may also
optionally include a dispersing unit 134, e.g., ifthe feedstock is difficult to lly wet
with the liquid. The liquid medium is drawn into the dispersing unit 134 from the tank,
and ed to the tank by the dispersing unit via an outlet pipe 137. The opening of
outlet pipe 137 may be above the liquid level, as shown, or may in some instances be
ged in the liquid in the tank. In some cases, depending on the type of milling unit
and dispersing unit used, the system may e a pump 139, e.g., a positive
displacement pump, configured to circulate the liquid medium, and/or a viscometer 141
to monitor the viscosity of the dispersion and activate the pump when the measured
viscosity reaches a predetermined value.
In the embodiment shown in , the feedstock is red to the surface of
the liquid medium in the tank, e.g., via a delivery device 32 having a delivery conduit 34
(e.g., hose or pipe). The delivery device 32 may also be ated with a vibrating
device 36, to facilitate flow of material into the device. The delivery device 32 may be,
for example, a blower red to blow fibrous and/or particulate material from a
source to a location remote from the source through a hose, e.g., an insulation blower
such as the FORCE 3 blower available from Intec, Frederick, Colorado. Alternatively,
the material can be delivered to the surface of the liquid using other techniques, such as
gravity feed or a screw conveyor.
In some implementations, the tank is provided with a flexible, air permeable
cover, or other device configured to allow air to vent from the tank during delivery of the
feedstock, while preventing feedstock from blowing out of the tank and/or contaminants
from entering the tank.
When the particles are generally spherical, e.g., as is the case with hammermilled
corn cobs, or otherwise of a morphology that allows them to be easily fed, the feedstock
can be etrically fed. For example, the feedstock can be delivered from a hopper
above the tank.
As the feedstock material is delivered through delivery conduit 34 onto the
surface of the liquid in the tank, liquid is discharged through outlet pipe 137 of the
dispersing unit 134 onto the al. The discharged liquid wets the feedstock material,
causing it to sink into the , where it can be dispersed by the dispersing unit 134 (if
one is provided), optionally in ation with the mixing action of a jet mixer 144,
sed below.
Once the feedstock has been delivered to the tank, it is wet milled, using wet
milling unit 160, which generally includes a high shear rotor/stator head. Examples of
suitable milling units are described in detail below. The wet g unit can be mounted
in any desired location in the tank. It can be side—mounted, as shown, or top and bottom
mounted. In some implementations, the wet milling unit can be external to the tank and
the tank contents can be pumped through the wet milling unit and returned to the tank. In
some cases, the wet milling unit is mounted adjacent to the jet mixing unit 144, described
below. In some cases, multiple wet milling heads are provided. For example, in a large
tank le wet milling heads may be mounted at spaced locations within the tank.
Wet milling can be performed in-line or as a batch process.
Wet milling is generally performed at a high shear rate, for example from about
,000 sec'1 to 60,000 sec‘l, or from about 30,000 sec'1 to 50,000 560'].
The wet milling unit may be run for any desired length of time. The wet g
unit can be run in a pulsed manner (e.g., the power to the motor driving the wet milling is
pulsed), for example the shearing rate can be varied periodically or non-periodically, or,
as another example the wet milling unit can be turned on an off repeatedly. Generally,
wet milling is tinued when either the efficiency of saccharification ceases to be
improved by wet milling (this can be determined by experimentation for a given set of
process parameters), or the shear generated by the wet milling unit causes the temperature
of the tank contents to exceed a predetermined maximum value. The ermined
maximum value may be set, for example, based on the temperature at which the
saccharifying agent would be denatured in a short period of time.
Shearing can cause the mean particle size of the biomass al to be reduced.
For example the size can be d from about more than 1 mm (e.g. more than 5 mm or
more than 10 mm) to less than 1 mm (e.g., less than 0.5mm, less than 0.1 mm or even
less than 0.01mm).
In some implementations, the wet milling unit can be used to heat, or partially
heat, the tank contents. to a desired processing temperature. For example, in one
implementation the tank contents are heated by r means to approximately 40°C,
and then the‘wet milling unit is operated for a time sufficient to raise the temperature to
approximately 50°C, a temperature which is advantageous for rification. In some
cases, wet milling is performed for less than 8 hours, e.g., for I to 4 hours or 1 to 2 hours.
Wet milling may be med for an even shorter time, e.g., 30 minutes or less. Once
this desired temperature is reached the wet g device is turned off so as to prevent a
further increase in temperature. In some cases, the tank contents may be cooled during or
after wet milling to t overheating. In order to prevent denaturing of the enzymes
used in saccharification, it is generally preferred that the tank contents be maintained at
or below 50°C, or at least that temperature excursions above 50°C be of sufficiently short
duration so as not to denature the enzymes.
Before, during, or after wet milling, a saccharifying agent is delivered to the tank
from a hopper 140, which includes a metering device 142. During saccharification, the
ts of the tank are mixed, e.g., by one or more jet mixers. In some cases, the jet
mixers are operated during wet milling. A jet mixer 144 is represented diagrammatically
in FIGS. 2A and 2B; examples of suitable jet mixers will be described in detail below,
and are also described in US. Serial Nos. 12/782,694 filed May 18, 2010; I3/293,985
filed November 10, 2011; and 13/293,977 filed November 10, 2011 the full disclosures of .
which are hereby incorporated by reference . The jet mixer produces a jet using a
motor 146 that drives a pump and/or a rotor (not shown). The torque exerted by the
motor 146 correlates with the solids level of the mixture in the tank, which in turn reflects
the degree to which the mixture has saccharified. The torque is measured by a torque
monitor 148, which sends a signal to a motor 150 that drives the conveyor I30 and also to
the metering device 142 of the hopper 140. Thus, the supply of the treated feedstock and
the enzyme can be interrupted and resumed as a on of the saccharification of the
contents of the tank. The data measured by the torque monitor can also be used to adjust
thejet mixer, e.g., to a lower RPM for a mixer that es a rotor, or to a lowerjet
velocity for a pump-driven mixer. Instead of, or in addition to, the torque monitor, the
system may include an Amp monitor (not shown) that measures the full load amperage of
the motor. In some cases, the jet mixer may include a variable frequency drive (VFD) to
allow the speed of the motor to be adjusted.
The system may also include a heat monitor (not shown) that monitors the
temperature of the liquid medium and adjusts the feed rate of the feedstock and/or the
mixing conditions in se to increases in temperature. Such a ature feedback
loop can be used to prevent the liquid medium from reaching a temperature that will
denature the enzyme. The heat monitor can also be used to determine when to shut off
the wet milling unit to avoid overheating of the tank contents.
When one or more pumps are used in the systems described herein, it is generally
preferred that ve displacement (PD) pumps be used, e.g., progressive cavity or
screw-type PD pumps.- .
In some cases, the manufacturing plant can be, for example, an existing grain-
based or sugar—based ethanol plant or one that has been retrofitted by removing or
issioning the equipment upstream from the bio-processing system (which in a
typical l plant lly includes grain receiving equipment, a hammerrnill, a
slurry mixer, cooking equipment and liquefaction equipment). Thus, the feedstock
received by the plant is input directly into the fermentation equipment. A retrofitted plant
is shown schematically in The use of an existing grain-based or based
ethanol plant in this manner is described in US. Serial No. 12/704,521, filed February 11,
2010, the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
In some ments, rather than transporting the saccharified feedstock (sugar
solution) to a separate manufacturing plant, or even a separate tank, the sugar solution is
inoculated and fermented in the same tank or other vessel used for saccharification.
Fermentation can be completed in the same vessel, or can be started in this manner and
then completed during transport as discussed above. Saccharifying and fermenting in a
single tank are described in US. ation Serial No. 12/949,044, Nov 18, 2011, the
full disclosure of which is orated herein by reference.
Generally, the oxygen level in the fermentation vessel should be controlled, e.g.,
by monitoring the oxygen level and venting the tank, aerating (e.g., by mixing or
sparging in oxygen or mixtures of gases containing oxygen) or ating (e.g., by
mixing in or sparging in inert gases such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, helium and/or
argon) the mixture as ary. In some cases, for example where anaerobic conditions
are desirable as discussed previously, the rate of mixing is critical. For example, at times
during the process, no mixing may be desirable so that gases produced during
fermentation (e.g., C02, H2 and or methane) can more effectively displace oxygen from
the fermentation vessel. It is also desirable to monitor the level of ethanol in the vessel, so
that when the ethanol level begins to drop the fermentation process can be stopped, e.g.,
by heating or the addition of sodium bisulfite. Other methods of stopping fermentation
e adding a de (e. g., peroxy acetic acid or hydrogen peroxide), adding
succinic acid or a salt thereof, cooling the contents of the vessel, or ng the oxygen
sparge rate. Combinations of any two or more of these methods may be used. If
fermentation is to be conducted or completed during transport, the transportation vessel
(e.g., the tank ofa rail car or tanker truck) can be fitted with a l unit that includes
an oxygen monitor and ethanol monitor, and a delivery system for delivering sodium
bisulfite (or other fermentation terminating additive) to the tank and/or a system for
adjusting the parameters in the tank to stop fermentation.
If desired, jet mixing can be utilized during fermentation, and if fermentation is
conducted in the same vessel as saccharification the same jet mixing equipment can be
utilized. However, in some embodimentsjet mixing is not necessary. For example, if
fermentation is conducted during transport the movement of the rail car or tanker truck
may e adequate agitation.
DISPERSING, WET MILLING, AND MIXING
Systems are disclosed herein that include one or more tanks, one or more
agitators, e.g., one or more jet head ors, and one or more wet mills. In some
instances, all mills and or heads are within tanks.
Dispersing
The optional sing unit 134 may e any type of dispersing equipment
that wets the feedstock with the liquid medium. Many dispersing units include a chamber
and a rotor in the chamber positioned such that the feedstock and liquid medium are
drawn towards the rotor axially, and forced outward radially to the ery of the rotor
and thus through the outlet of the unit, in the manner of a centrifugal pump. Depending
upon the construction of the sing unit, a back-up pump may be required (pump 139,
discussed above) to draw the fluid through the dispersing unit at high viscosities. Some
dispersing units are ucted to generate very high static fluid pressure within the unit;
when such units are used a back-up pump is generally not required.
Example of le dispersing systems are disclosed in US. Serial No.
12/949,004, filed November 18, 2010, the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein
by reference.
Wet Milling
Two examples of wet milling heads for use in wet milling unit 160 are shown in
FIGS. 4-10 and FIGS. 1 l—17. Each head includes a rotor and a stator, and is mounted on
a shaft (not shown) as is well known in the rotor/stator mixer art. In both cases, when the
rotor and stator are assembled, the gaps between the teeth of the rotor are out of
ent with the gaps between the teeth of the stator. This s a shearing gap
through which liquid flows under high shear during rotation of the rotor.
Wet milling devices are commercially available, for example, from Quadro
Engineering, (Waterloo Ontario), IKA Works Inc., (Wilmington, re), Admix Inc.
(Manchester, NH) and Silverson, (Dartmouth Massachusetts).
In the implementation shown in FIGS. 4-10, the stator includes two concentric
rings of teeth (see . Under a given set of conditions, this stator configuration will
generally produce higher shear than the single ring stator configuration shown in FIGS.
.20 1 l—17.’ On the other hand, the rotor of the head shown in FIGS. 11-17 includes an
impeller-like portion, as will be shown below, which provides a g action which
may be desirable in n cases.
Referring to FIGS. 4-10, head 162 includes a rotor 164 and a stator 166. The
rotor and stator each include a central hub 158 and 159, respectively, which define
apertures dimensioned to receive a shaft (not shown). The shaft is connected to a motor
for rotation of the rotor within the stator, with the aperture in the rotor being keyed with
the shaft and the shaft rotating freely within the aperture in the stator as is well known in
the art.
Arms 161 and 163, respectively, extend from the hubs to support rotor and stator
toothed rings. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the stator 166 includes two rings of teeth — an
outer ring of teeth 170 and an inner ring ofteeth 171. The rotor 164 includes a single
ring of teeth 169, which fit between the rings of the stator in a nested relationship. The
upper surface 165 of rotor 164 includes three projections 167 which create turbulence
around the head.
As shown in , a clearance 01 is provided between the outer surface 168 of
the teeth 169 of the rotor (the OD of the rotor) and the adjacent inner surface 172 of the
outer ring of teeth 170 of the stator. Clearance (1 is preferably small, to generate high
shear, and may be, for example, from about 0.01 to 0.250 inch (0.25 to 0.64 mm), e.g.,
from about 0.03 to 0.10 inch (0.76 to 2.5 mm). The distance between the inner and outer
rings of the stator is equal to this clearance plus the radial thickness of the teeth of the
rotor, discussed below.
The outer diameters of the rotor and stator (ODl and OD2, FIGS. 7 and 8) will
depend on the volume of the tank in which the milling head is used, and how many
milling heads are oned in the tank. The outer diameter of the stator, OD2, can be,
for example, from about 3 to 50”, e.g., from about 5 to 25 inches, with larger heads being
used in larger tanks. As an example, a 4” stator may be used in a 300 gallon tank.
As shown in each tooth 170 on the outer ring of the stator includes a
chamfer 174 between its top surface 176 and outer side wall 178.
The circumferential spacing between adjacent teeth is generally the same for the
rotor (SI, and both rings of the stator (S2 and S3, ). Like the clearance or,
this spacing will also affect the amount of shear generated by the head during rotation of
the stator, with a larger spacing resulting in reduced shear. In some implementations, the
spacing SI, 82 and S3 is about 0.1 to 0.5 inch (2.5 to 12.5 mm).
The tooth size may vary to some extent based on the desired head diameter, with
larger heads having in some cases somewhat larger teeth for durability. However,
lly the tooth size and tooth spacing will remain relatively constant as head
er ses, with the number of teeth sing with increasing head diameter.
Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, in some implementations the tooth ions can be, for
example, as follows:
Tl: 0.10”
T2: 0.3 5”
T3: 0.10”
2012/041382
T4: 0.30”
T5: 0.10”
T6: 0.30”
where T1 is the radial thickness of the rotor teeth, T2 is the circumferential thickness of
the rotor teeth, T3 is the radial thickness of the outer stator teeth, T4 is the circumferential
thickness of the outer stator teeth, and T5 and T6 are, respectively, the radial and
circumferential thicknesses of the inner stator teeth.
As noted above, an alternative embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1 1-17, in which the
stator has only a single row of teeth. This embodiment also s from that shown in
FIGS. 4—10 in other respects.
First, the arms 1 161 of the rotor are curved in two , as shown in FIGS. 1 1-
13, causing the rotor to act as an impeller in addition to its shearing action in the
rotor/stator ement. This impeller functionality is enhanced by the presence of three
larger teeth 1180 (see FIGS. 13 and 14) in the rotor ring, which act as extensions of the
rotor arms.
Second, the nt side walls 1182 of the teeth 1 169 of the rotor are not
arranged at an angle R with respect to the radii of the ring, as best seen in FIGS. 14 and
16. This angle may be, for example, from about 0 to 30 degrees. The angle of the teeth
helps to pump material through the gap.
The dimensions of the rotor and stator in this embodiment are generally the same
as those described above for the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11-17.
The rotor or stator can be made with a variety of als. For example, ceramics
(e.g., oxides, carbides or nitrides), stainless steel, or super alloys (e.g., Hastelloy, Inconel,
Waspaloy, Ren alloys, Haynes alloys, TMS alloys and CMSX single crystal alloys).
The rotor/stator head is in some cases interchangeable with the jet mixing heads
described below, in particular those shown in FIGS. l9-19B. For example, in the case of
converting a jet mixer to a rotor/stator, shroud 208 () and mixing element 206
(A) are removed and the stator head is mounted on shaft 204.
shows a cross-sectional view ofa system for wet milling that includes a
tank (252), two motors (250) two shafts (254), a wet milling head (256) and ajet mixer
head (258). As shown, one of the shafts is connected to one of the motors on one end and
a wet milling head, as described above. Also as shown, the other shaft is connected to the
other motor on one end and a jet milling head on the other end.
Jet Mixing
Particularly ageous mixers for use during saccharification and fermentation
are known as “jet mixers.” In general, suitable mixers have in common that they produce
high velocity circulating flow, for example flow in a toroidal or elliptical pattern.
Generally, preferred mixers exhibit a high bulk flow rate. Preferred mixers provide this
mixing action with relatively low energy consumption. It is also generally preferred that
1O the mixer produce relatively low shear and avoid heating of the liquid medium, as shear
and/or heat can deleteriously affect the saccharifying agent (or microorganism, e.g., in the
case of fermentation). As will be discussed in detail below, some preferred mixers draw
the mixture through an inlet into a mixing element, which may include a rotor or
impeller, and then expel the mixture from the mixing element through an outlet nozzle.
This circulating , and the high velocity of the jet exiting the nozzle, assist in
sing material that is floating on the surface of the liquid or material that has settled
to the bottom of the tank, depending on the orientation of the mixing element. Mixing
elements can be positioned in different orientations to disperse both floating and ng
material, and the orientation of the mixing elements can in some cases be adjustable.
In some red mixing systems the velocity vo of the jet as meets the ambient
fluid is from about 2 to 300 m/s, e.g., about 5 to 150 m/s or about 10 to 100 rn/s. The
power consumption of the mixing system may be about 20 to 1000 KW, e.g., 30 to 570
KW, 50 to 500 KW, or 150 to 250KW for a 100,000 L tank.
Jet mixing involves the discharge of a submerged jet, or a number of submerged
jets, of high velocity liquid into a fluid medium, in this case the mixture of biomass
feedstock, liquid medium and rifying agent. The jet of liquid penetrates the fluid
medium, with its energy being ated by ence and some initial heat. This
turbulence is associated with velocity gradients (fluid shear). The nding fluid is
accelerated and entrained into the jet flow, with this secondary entrained flow increasing
as the distance from the jet nozzle increases. The momentum of the secondary flow
remains generally constant as the jet expands, as long as the flow does not hit a wall,
floor or other obstacle. The longer the flow continues before it hits any obstacle, the
more liquid is entrained into the secondary flow, increasing the bulk flow in the tank or
vessel. When it encounters an obstacle, the secondary flow will lose momentum, more
or less depending on the geometry ofthe tank, e.g., the angle at which the flow impinges
on the obstacle. It is generally desirable to orient thejets and/or design the tank so that
hydraulic losses to the tank walls are minimized. For example, it may be desirable for the
tank to have an arcuate bottom (e.g., a domed headplate), and for the jet mixers to be
oriented relatively close to the sidewalls. The tank bottom (lower head plate) may have
any desired domed ration, or may have an elliptical or l ry.
Jet mixing differs from most types ofliquid/liquid and liquid/solid mixing in that
the driving force is lic rather than mechanical. Instead of shearing fluid and
propelling it around the mixing vessel, as a mechanical agitator does, ajet mixer forces
fluid h one or more nozzles within the tank, creating high—velocity jets that entrain
other fluid. The result is shear (fluid against fluid) and circulation, which mix~ the tank
contents efficiently.
ing to , the high velocity gradient between the core flow from a
submerged jet and the surrounding fluid causes eddies. A illustrates the general
characteristics of a ged jet. As the submerged jet s into the surrounding
ambient environment the velocity profile flattens as the distance (x) from the nozzle
increases. Also, the velocity gradient dv/dr changes with r (the distance from the
centerline of the jet) at a given distance x, such that eddies are created which define the
‘ mixing
zone (the conical expansion from the nozzle).
In an experimental study ofa submerged jet in air (the results ofwhich are ‘
applicable to any fluid, including water), Albertson et al. (“Diffusion of Submerged
Jets,” Paper 2409, Amer. Soc. of Civil Engineers Transactions, Vol. 1152639-697, 1950,
at p. 657) developed dimensionless relationships for V(X]r=0/Vo (centerline velocity),
v(r)x/v(x}r=o (velocity e at a given x), Qx/Qo (flow entrainment), and Ex/Eo
y change with x):
(1) Centerline velocity, v(x) r=o/vo:
v(r = 0) i
= 6.2
0 Do
[2) velocity e at any x, v(rjx/v(x]r=o:
mgr“) -' i] = 0.79 — 33’—v D
(3) Flow and energy at any x:
= ‘3
Q0 D, (10.21)
g: = 4.11:0 )
where:
v(r = 0] = centerline velocity ofsubmerged jet (m/s),
v0 = velocity ofjet as it emerges from the nozzle (m/s),
x = distance from nozzle (m),
r = distance from centerline ofjet (m),
DD = diameter ofnozzle (m),
Q = flow of fluid across any given plane at distance x from the nozzle (me/s),
Q0 ; flow of fluid ng from the nozzle (m3/s),
E = energy flux of fluid across any given plane at distance x from the nozzle (m3/s),
E0 = energy flux of fluid emerging from the nozzle (m3/s).
(“Water Treatment Unit Processes: Physical and Chemical,” David W. Hendricks,
CRC Press 2006, p. 411.)
Jet mixing is particularly cost-effective in large-volume (over 1,000 gal) and low—
viscosity (under 1,000 cPs) ations. It is also generally advantageous that in most
cases the pump or motor of the jet mixer not be submerged, e.g., when a pump is used it
is generally located outside the vessel.
One advantage ofjet mixing is that the ature of the ambient fluid (other
than ly adjacent the exit of the nozzle, where there may be some localized heating)
is increased only slightly if at all. For example, the temperature may be increased by less
than 5°C, less than 1°C, or not to any measureable extent.
Jet-Flow ors
One type ofjet-flow or is shown in FIGS. 19-19A. This type of mixer is
available commercially, e.g., from IKA under the tradename ROTOTRONTM. Referring
to , the mixer 200 includes a motor 202, which rotates a drive shaft 204. A
mixing element 206 is mounted at the end ofthe drive shaft 204. As shown in A,
the mixing element 206 includes a shroud 208 and, within the shroud, an impeller 210.
As indicated by the arrows, when the er is rotated in its “forward” direction, the
impeller 210 draws liquid in through the open upper end 212 of the shroud and forces the
liquid out through the open lower end 214. Liquid exiting end 214 is in the form ofa
high velocity stream orjet. 1f the ion of rotation of the impeller 210 is ed,
liquid can be drawn in through the lower end 214 and ejected through the upper end 212.
This can be used, for example, to suck in solids that are floating near or on the e of
the liquid in a tank or vessel. (It is noted that “upper” and “lower” refer to the orientation
of the mixer in ; the mixer may be oriented in a tank so that the upper end is
below the lower end.)
The shroud 208 includes flared areas 216 and 218 adjacent its ends. These flared
areas are believed to contribute to the generally toroidal flow that is observed with this
type of mixer. The geometry ofthe shroud and impeller also concentrate the flow into a
high velocity stream using relatively low power consumption.
Preferably, the clearance between the shroud 208 and the impeller 210 is
sufficient so as to avoid excessive milling of the material as it passes through the shroud.
For e, the clearance may be at least 10 times the average‘particle size of the solids
in the mixture, preferably at least 100 times.
In some implementations, the shaft 204 is configured to allow gas delivery
through the shaft. For example, the shaft 204 may include a bore (not shown) through
which gas is delivered, and one or more orifices through which gas exits into the mixture.
The orifices may be within the shroud 208, to enhance mixing, and/or at other locations
along the length of the shaft 204.
The impeller 210 may have any desired geometry that will draw liquid through
the shroud at a high velocity. The impeller is preferably a marine impeller, as shown in
A, but may have a different design, for example, a Rushton impeller as shown in
B, or a modified Rushton impeller, e.g., tilted so as to provide some axial flow.
In order to generate the high ty flow through the shroud, the motor 202 is
preferably a high speed, high torque motor, e.g., capable of operating at 500 to 20,000
RPM, e.g., 3,000 to 10,000 RPM. However, the larger the mixer (e.g., the larger the
shroud and/or the larger the motor) the lower the rotational speed can be. Thus, if a large
mixer is used, such as a 5 hp, 10 hp, 20 hp, or 30 hp or greater, the motor may be
designed to operate at lower onal speeds, e.g., less than 2000 RPM, less than 1500
RPM, or even 500 RPM or less. For e, a mixer sized to mix a 10,000—20,000 liter
tank may operate at speeds of 900 to 1,200 RPM. The torque of the motor is preferably
self-adjusting, to maintain a relatively constant impeller speed as the mixing ions
changeover time, e.g., due to saccharification of the solids.
ageously, the mixer can be oriented at any desired angle.or location in the
tank, to direct the jet flow in a desired direction. Moreover, as discussed above,
depending on the direction of rotation of the impeller the mixer can be used to draw fluid
from either end of the shroud.
In some entations, two or more jet mixers are positioned in the vessel,
with one or more being configured to jet fluid upward (“up pump”) and one or more
being-configured to jet fluid downward (“down pump”). In some cases, an up pumping
mixer will be positioned adjacent a down g mixer, to enhance the ent flow
created by the . If desired, one or more mixers may be switched between upward
flow and downward flow during processing. It may be advantageous to switch all or
most of the mixers to up pumping mode during initial dispersion of the feedstock in the
liquid medium, particularly if the feedstock is dumped or blown onto the surface of the
liquid, as up pumping creates significant turbulence at the surface. Up pumping can also
be used during fermentation to help remove CO; from the liquid by causing the gas to
bubble to the e where it can be vented.
Other suitable jet mixers are described in US. Applications Serial Nos.
12/782,694 filed May 18,2011; 13/293,985 filed November 10, 2011; 13/293,977 filed
November 10, 2011 and US. 12/782,694, filed May 18, 2010, the full sures of
which are incorporated herein by reference.
MATERIALS
Biomass Materials
The biomass can be, e.g., a cellulosic or lignocellulosic material. Such materials
e paper and paper products (e.g., polycoated paper and Kraft paper), wood, wood-
related materials, e.g., particle board, s, rice hulls, bagasse, jute, hemp, flax,
bamboo, sisal, abaca, straw, switchgrass, alfalfa, hay, corn cobs, corn stover, wheat straw,
coconut hair; and materials high in a—cellulose content, e.g., cotton. Feedstocks can be
obtained from virgin scrap textile materials, e. g., remnants, post consumer waste, e. g.,
rags. When paper products are used they can be virgin als, e.g., scrap virgin
materials, or they can be onsumer waste. Aside from virgin raw materials, post-
consumer, rial (e.g., offal), and processing waste (e.g., effluent from paper
processing) can also be used as fiber sources. Biomass feedstocks can also be obtained or
derived from human (e. g., sewage), animal or plant wastes. Additional cellulosic and
lignocellulosic materials have been described in US. Patent Nos. 6,448,307;
6,258,876;6,207,729; 5,973,035 and 5,952,105.
In some embodiments,'the biomass material includes a carbohydrate that is or
includes a material having one or more B— l kages and having a number average
molecular weight between about 3,000 and . Such a carbohydrate is or includes
cellulose (I), which is derived from (B-glucose 1) through sation of B(l,4)-
glycosidic bonds. This linkage contrasts itself with that for a(1,4)-glycosidic bonds
present in starch and other carbohydrates.
HO OH
In some embodiments, the biomass material includes starchy materials, e. g., corn
starch, wheat , potato starch or rice starch, a derivative of starch, or a material that
includes starch, such as an edible food product or a crop. For example, the starchy
material can be arracacha, buckwheat, banana, barley, corn kernels, cassava, kudzu, oca,
sago, sorghum, regular household es, sweet potato, taro, yams, or one or more
beans, such as favas, s or peas. Blends of any two or more starchy materials are also
starchy als. Mixtures of starchy, cellulosic and or lignocellulosic materials can also
be used. For example, a biomass can be an entire plan, a part of a plant or different parts
of a plant e.g., a wheat plant, cotton plant, a corn plant, rice plant or a tree. The starchy
materials can be treated by any of the methods described herein.
In other embodiments, the biomass materials, such as cellulosic, starchy and
lignocellulosic feedstock materials, can be obtained from plants that have been modified
with respect to a wild type variety. Such ations may be, for example, through the
iterative steps of selection and breeding to obtain desired traits in a plant. Furthermore,
the plants can have had genetic material removed, modified, silenced and/or added with
respect to the wild type variety. For example, genetically modified plants can be
produced by recombinant DNA methods, where genetic modifications include
introducing or ing specific genes from al varieties, or, for example, by using
transgenic breeding wherein a specific gene or genes are introduced to a plant from a
different species of plant and/or bacteria. Another way to create genetic variation is
through on breeding wherein new alleles are artificially created from endogeneous
genes. The artificial genes can be d by a variety of ways ing treating the plant
or seeds with, for example, chemical mutagens (e.g., using alkylating , epoxides,
alkaloids, peroxides, formaldehyde), irradiation (e.g., X—rays, gamma rays, neutrons, beta
les, alpha les, protons, deuterons, UV radiation) and ature shocking or
other external ing and subsequent ion techniques. Other methods of providing
modified genes is through error prone PCR and DNA shuffling followed by insertion of
the desired modified DNA into the desired plant or seed. Methods of introducing the
desired genetic variation in the seed or plant include, for example, the use of a bacterial
carrier, biolistics, m phosphate itation, electroporation, gene splicing, gene
silencing, lipofection, microinjection and viral carriers. Additional genetically d
materials have been described in US. Application Serial No 13/396,369 filed February
14, 2012 the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
In some cases the biomass is a microbial material. Microbial sources include, but
are not limited to, any naturally occurring or genetically modified microorganism or
organism that contains or is capable of providing a source of carbohydrates (e. g.,
cellulose), for example, protists, e.g., animal protists (e.g., protozoa such as flagel-lates,
amoeboids, ciliates, and oa) and plant protists (e.g., algae such alveolates,
chlorarachniophytes, cryptomonads, euglenids, glaucophytes, haptophytes, red algae,
stramenopiles, and viridaeplantae). Other examples include seaweed, plankton (e. g.,
macroplankton, mesoplankton, microplankton, nanoplankton, picoplankton', and
femptoplankton), phytoplankton, bacteria (e.g., gram positive bacteria, gram negative
bacteria, and extremophiles), yeast and/or mixtures of these. In some instances,
microbial biomass can be ed from l sources, e.g., the ocean, lakes, bodies of
water, e.g., salt water or fresh water, or on land. Alternatively or in addition, microbial
biomass can be obtained from culture systems, e.g., large scale dry and wet culture
systems.
Saccharifying Agents
le enzymes include cellobiases, cellulases and amylases capable of degrading
1O s.
Suitable cellobiases e a cellobiase from illus niger sold under the
tradename NOVOZYME 188W.
Cellulases are capable of degrading biomass, and may be of fungal or bacterial
origin. Suitable enzymes include ases from the genera Bacillus, Pseudomonas,
Humicola, Fusarium, Thielavia, Acremonium, Chrysosporium and Trichoderma, and
include species of Humicola, Caprinus, Thielavia, Fusarium, Myceliophthora,
Acremonium, Cephalosporium, idium, Penicillium or Aspergillus (see, e. g., EP
458162), especially those produced by a strain selected from the s Humicola
insolens (reclassified as Scytalidium thermophilum, see, e.g, US Patent No. 4,435,307),
us cinereus, Fusarium oxysporum, Myceliophthora phi/a, Meripilus
giganteus, Thielavia terrestris, Acremom'um sp., Acremonium persicinum, Acremonium
acremonium, Acremonium brachypenium, Acremonium dichromosporum, Acremonium
obclavatum, Acremonium pinkertoniae, Acremonium roseogriseum, Acremonium
ratum, and Acremoniumfuraium; preferably from the species Humicola insolens
DSM 1800, Fusarium oxysporum DSM 2672, Myceliophthora thermophi/a CBS 1 17.65,
Cephalosporium sp. RYM-202, Acremonium Sp. CBS 478.94, Acremonium Sp. CBS
265.95, Acremonium persicinum CBS 169.65, Acremonium acremom'um AHU 9519,
Cephalosporium sp. CBS 535.71, Acremonium brachypeniuin CBS 866.73, Acremonium
dichromosporum CBS 683.73, Acremom'um obclavatum CBS 31 1.74, Acremonium
pinkertoniae CBS , nium roseogriseum CBS 134.56, Acremonium
incoloratum CBS 146.62, and Acremoniumfuratum CBS 299.70H. Cellulolytic enzymes
WO 70707
may also be obtained from sporium, preferably a strain of Chrysosporium
lucknowense. Additionally, Trichoderma cularly Trichoderma viride, derma
reesei, and Trichoderma koningii), alkalophilic Bacillus (see, for example, US. Patent
No. 3,844,890 and EP 458162), and Streptomyces (see, e.g., EP 458162) may be used.
Enzyme complexes may be utilized, such as those available from Genencore
under the tradename ACCELLERASE®, for example, Accellerase® 1500 enzyme
complex. Accellerase® 1500 enzyme complex contains le enzyme activities,
mainly exoglucanase, endoglucanase (2200-2800 CMC U/g), hemi-cellulase, and beta-
glucosidase (525-775 pNPG U/g), and has a pH of 4.6 to 5.0. The endoglucanase activity
of the enzyme complex is expressed in carboxymethylcellulose ty units (CMC U),_
while the beta—glucosidase activity is reported in pNP-glucoside activity units (pNPG U).
In one embodiment, a blend of Accellerase® 1500 enzyme complex and NOVOZYMETM
188 cellobiase is used.
In some entations, the saccharifying agent comprises an acid, e.g., a
l acid. When an acid is used, co-products may be generated that are toxic to
microorganisms, in which case the process can further e removing such co-
products. Removal may be performed using an activated carbon, e.g., activated charcoal,
or other suitable techniques.
Fermentation Agents
The microorganism(s) used in fermentation can be natural rganisms and/or
engineered microorganisms. For example, the microorganism can be a bacterium, e. g., a
cellulolytic bacterium, a fungus, e.g., a yeast, a plant or a protist, e.g., an algae, a
protozoa or a fungus-like protist, e. g., a slime mold. When the organisms are compatible,
mixtures of organisms can be utilized.
Suitable fermenting microorganisms have the ability to convert carbohydrates,
such as glucose, , arabinose, mannose, galactose, oligosaccharides or
polysaccharides into fermentation products. Fermenting microorganisms include strains
of the genus Sacchromyces Spp. e.g., Sacchromyces siae (baker’s yeast),
Saccharomyces distaticus, Saccharomyces uvarum; the genus romyces, e. g.,
species Kluyveromyces marxianus, Kluyveromycesfragilis; the genus Candida, e.g.,
Candida trapicalis, and Candida brassicae, Pichia stipitis (a relative of Candida
shehatae, the genus Clavispora, e.g., species Clavispora lusitaniae and pora
opuntiae, the genus Pachysolen, e.g., species Pachysolen tannophilus, the genus
Bretannomyces, e.g., s Bretannomyces clausenii (Philippidis, G. P., 1996,
Cellulose bioconversion technology, in Handbook on Bioethanol: tion and
Utilization, Wyman, C.E., ed., Taylor & Francis, Washington, DC, 179-212). Other
suitable microorganisms include, for example, Zymomonas mobilis, Clostridium
thermocellum (Philippidis, 1996, supra), idium saccharobugllacetanicum,
Clostridium saccharobutylicum, idium Puniceum, Clostridium beijernckii,
Clostridium acetobutylicum, Moniliella is, Yarrowia Iipolytica, Aureobasidium
sp., Trichosporonoides sp., Trigonopsis variabilis, Trichosporon sp.,
Moniliellaacetoabutans, Typhula variabilis, Candida magnoliae, Ustilaginomycetes,
Pseudozyma tsukubaensis, yeast species of genera Zygosaccharomyces,
Debaryomyces, Hansenula and Pichia, and fungi ofthe oid genus Torula.
Commercially available yeasts include, for example, Red Star®/Lesaffre Ethanol
Red (available from Red Star/Lesaffre, USA), FALI® (available from Fleischmann’s
Yeast, a division of Burns Philip Food Inc, USA), SUPERSTART® (available from
Alltech, now Lalemand), GERT STRAND® (available from Gert Strand AB, Sweden)
and ® (available from DSM Specialties).
Antibiotics
While it is lly preferred to have a high sugar concentration in the
saccharified solution, lower concentrations may be used, in which case it may be
desirable to add an antimicrobial ve, e.g., a broad spectrum antibiotic, in a low
concentration, e.g., 50 to 150 ppm. Other suitable antibiotics include amphotericin B,
ampicillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, hygromycin B, kanamycin,
,neomycin, penicillin, puromycin, streptomycin. Antibiotics will inhibit growth of
microorganisms during transport and storage, and can be used at appropriate
concentrations, e.g., between 15 and 1000 ppm by weight, e.g., between 25 and 500 ppm,
or between 50 and 150 ppm. If desired, an antibiotic can be included even ifthe sugar
concentration is relatively high.
Surfactants
The addition of surfactants can enhance the rate of saccharification. Examples of
surfactants include non-ionic surfactants, such as a Tween® 20 or Tween® 80
hylene glycol surfactants, ionic surfactants, or eric surfactants. Other
suitable surfactants include octylphenol ethoxylates such as the TRITONTM X series
nonionic surfactants commercially available from Dow Chemical. A surfactant can also
be added to keep the sugar that is being produced in solution, particularly in high
concentration solutions.
Saccharification Medium
In one ment, the medium has the following concentrations of components:
AL TREATMENT OF FEEDSTOCK
Physical Preparation
In some cases, methods can include a physical ation, e.g., size reduction of
materials, such as by cutting, grinding, shearing, pulverizing or chopping. For example,
in other cases, al is first pretreated or processed using one or more of the methods
described herein, such as radiation, sonication, oxidation, pyrolysis or steam explosion,
and then size reduced or further size reduced. Treating first and then size reducing can be
advantageous. Screens and/or magnets can be used to remove oversized or rable
objects such as, for example, rocks or nails from the feed stream. In some cases no pre-
processing is necessary, for example when the initial recalcitrance of the biomass is low,
and wet milling is sufficiently effective to reduce the recalcitrance, for example, to
prepared the material for further processing, e.g., saccharification.
Feed preparation systems can be configured to produce streams with specific
teristics such as, for example, specific maximum sizes, specific length-to-width,or
specific surface areas ratios. Physical preparation can increase the rate of reactions or
reduce the sing time required by g up the als and making them more
accessible to processes and/or reagents, such as reagents in a solution. The bulk density
of feedstocks can be controlled (e. g., increased). In some situations, it can be desirable to
prepare a high or higher bulk density material, e.g., by densifying the material (e. g.,
densification can make it easier and less costly to ort to another site) and then
reverting the material to a lower bulk density state. The material can be densified, for
example from less than 0.2 g/cc to more than 0.9 g/cc (e.g., less than 0.3 to more than 0.5
g/cc, less than 0.3 to more than 0.9 g/cc, less than 0.5 to more than 0.9 g/cc, less than 0.3
to more than 0.8 g/cc, less than 0.2 to more than 0.5 g/cc). For example, the al can
be densified by the methods and equipment sed in US. 7,932,065 and WO
2008/073186, the full disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Densified materials can be processed by any of the methods described herein, or any
material processed by any of the s described herein can be subsequently densified.
In some cases, the material can be densified prior to wet milling. Wet milling can re-open
densified material.
Size Reduction
In some embodiments, the material to be processed is in the form of a fibrous
material that includes fibers provided by shearing a fiber source. For example, the
shearing can be performed with a rotary knife cutter.
For e, a fiber source, e.g., that is recalcitrant or that has had its
recalcitrance level reduced, can be sheared, e.g., in a rotary knife , to provide a first
fibrous material. The first fibrous material is passed through a first screen, e.g., having
an average opening size of 1.59 mm or less (1/16 inch, 0.0625 inch), provide a second
fibrous al. If desired, the fiber source can be cut prior to the shearing, e.g., with a
shredder. For example, when a paper is used as the fiber source, the paper can be first cut
into strips that are, e.g., 1/4— to l/2-inch wide, using a shredder, e.g., a counter-rotating
screw shredder, such as those ctured by Munson , NY). As an alternative
to shredding, the paper can be reduced in size by cutting to a desired size using a
guillotine cutter. For example, the guillotine cutter can be used to cut the paper into
sheets that are, e.g., 10 inches wide by 12 inches long.
In some embodiments, the shearing of the fiber source and the passing of the
resulting first fibrous material h a first screen are med concurrently. The
shearing and the passing can also be performed in a batch-type process.
For example, a rotary knife cutter can be used to concurrently shear the fiber
source and screen the first fibrous material. A rotary knife cutter includes a hopper that
can be loaded with a shredded fiber source prepared by shredding a fiber source. The
shredded fiber source In some implementations, the feedstock is physically treated prior
to saccharification and/or fermentation. Physical treatment ses can include one or
more of any of those described herein, such as mechanical treatment, al treatment,
irradiation, sonication, oxidation, pyrolysis or steam explosion. Treatment methods can
be used in combinations of two, three, four, or even all of these technologies (in any
order). When more than one treatment method is used, the methods can be applied at the
same time or at different times. Other processes that change a lar structure of a
biomass ock may also be used, alone or in combination with the processes
disclosed herein.
Mechanical Treatments
In some cases, methods can include mechanically treating the biomass ock.
Mechanical treatments e, for example, cutting, milling, pressing, grinding, shearing
and chopping. Milling may include, for example, ball milling, hammer milling,
rotor/stator dry or wet g, freezer milling, blade milling, knife milling, disk milling,
roller milling or other types of milling. Other mechanical treatments include, e.g., stone
grinding, cracking, mechanical ripping or tearing, pin grinding or air attrition milling.
Mechanical treatment can be advantageous for “opening up,9’ (Sstressing,”
ng and shattering the cellulosic or lignocellulosic materials, making the cellulose of
the materials more susceptible to chain scission and/0r reduction of crystallinity. The
open materials can also be more susceptible to oxidation when irradiated.
In some cases, the mechanical treatment may include an initial preparation of the
ock as received, e.g., size reduction of materials, such as by cutting, grinding,
shearing, pulverizing or chopping. For example, in some cases, loose feedstock (e.g.,
ed paper, starchy als, or switchgrass) is prepared by ng or shredding.
Alternatively, or in addition, the feedstock material can first be physically treated
by one or more of the other physical treatment methods, e.g., al treatment,
radiation, sonication, oxidation, pyrolysis or steam explosion, and then ically
treated. This sequence can be advantageous since materials treated by one or more of the
other treatments, e. g., irradiation or pyrolysis, tend to be more brittle and, therefore, it
may be easier to further change the molecular structure of the material by mechanical
treatment.
In some embodiments, the feedstock material is in the form of a fibrous material,
and ical treatment includes shearing to expose fibers of the fibrous material.
Shearing can be performed, for example, using a rotary knife cutter. Other s of
mechanically treating the feedstock include, for example, milling or grinding. Milling
may be performed using, for example, a hammer mill, ball mill, colloid mill, l or
cone mill, disk mill, edge mill, Wiley mill or grist mill. Grinding may be performed
using, for example, a stone grinder, pin grinder, coffee r, or burr grinder. Grinding
may be provided, for example, by a reciprocating pin or other element, as is the case in a
pin mill. Other mechanical ent methods include mechanical ripping or tearing,
other methods that apply pressure to the material, and air ion milling. Suitable
mechanical treatments further include any other technique that changes the molecular
structure of the feedstock.
If desired, the ically treated material can be passed through a screen, e.g.,
having an average g size of 1.59 mm or less (1/16 inch, 0.0625 inch). In some
embodiments, shearing, or other mechanical treatment, and screening are performed
concurrently. For example, a rotary knife cutter can be used to concurrently shear and
screen the feedstock. The feedstock is sheared between stationary blades and rotating
blades to provide a sheared material that passes through a , and is captured in a bin.
The cellulosic or lignocellulosic material can be mechanically treated in a dry
state (e. g., having little or no free water on its e), a ed state (e.g., having up to
ten percent by weight absorbed water), or in a wet state, e.g., having between about 10
percent and about 75 percent by weight water. The fiber source can even be
mechanically treated while partially or fully submerged under a liquid, such as water,
ethanol or isopropanol.
The fiber cellulosic or lignocellulosic material can also be ically treated
under a gas (such as a stream or atmosphere of gas other than air), e. g., oxygen or
nitrogen, or steam.
If desired, lignin can be removed from any of the fibrous materials that include
lignin. Also, to aid in the own of the materials that include cellulose, the al
can be d prior to or during mechanical treatment or irradiation with heat, a chemical
(e.g., mineral acid, base or a strong oxidizer such as sodium hypochlorite) and/or an
enzyme. For example, grinding can be performed in the presence of an acid.
Mechanical treatment systems can be configured to produce streams with specific
morphology characteristics such as, for example, surface area, porosity, bulk density,
and, in the case of fibrous feedstocks, fiber characteristics such as length—to-width ratio.
In some embodiments, a BET surface area of the mechanically treated material is
greater than 0.1 mZ/g, e.g., greater than 0.25 mZ/g, greater than 0.5 mZ/g, greater than 1.0
mz/g, r than 1.5 mZ/g, greater than 1.75 mz/g, greater than 5.0 mZ/g, greater than 10
mz/g, greater than 25 mZ/g, greater than 35 mz/g, greater than 50m2/g, greater than 60
mz/g, greater than 75 mz/g, greater than 100 mZ/g, greater than 150 mZ/g, greater than 200
mz/g, or even greater than 250 mZ/g.
A porosity of the mechanically treated material can be, e.g., r than 20
percent, greater than 25 percent, greater than 35 t, greater than 50 percent, greater
than 60 percent, greater than 70 percent, greater than 80 percent, greater than 85 percent,
greater than 90 t, greater than 92 t, greater than 94 t, greater than 95
percent, greater than 97.5 percent, greater than 99 percent, or even greater than 99.5
percent. a
In some embodiments, after mechanical treatment the material has a bulk density
ofless than 0.25 g/cm3, e.g., 0.20 g/cm3, 0.15 g/cm3, 0.10 g/cm3, 0.05 g/cm3 or less, e.g.,
0.025 g/cm3. Bulk density is determined using ASTM D1895B. , the method
involves filling a measuring cylinder of known volume with a sample and ing a
weight of the sample. The bulk density is calculated by dividing the weight of the sample
in grams by the known volume of the cylinder in cubic centimeters.
If the feedstock is a fibrous material the fibers ofthe fibrous materials
ically treated material can have a relatively large average length-to-diameter ratio
(e.g., greater than 20-to-1), even if they have been sheared more than once. In addition,
the fibers of the fibrous materials described herein may have a relatively narrow length
and/or length-to—diameter ratio distribution.
As used herein, average fiber widths (e.g., diameters) are those ined
optically by randomly selecting approximately 5,000 fibers. Average fiber lengths are
corrected length—weighted lengths. BET (Brunauer, Emmet and Teller) e areas are
multi-point surface areas, and ties are those determined by mercury porosimetry.
If the second feedstock is a fibrous material 14 the average length-to-diameter
ratio of fibers of the mechanically treated material can be, e.g. greater than 8/1, e.g.,
greater than 10/1, greater than 15/ 1, r than 20/1, greater than 25/1, or greater than
50/1. An average fiber length of the mechanically treated material 14 can be, e.g.,
between about 0.5 mm and 2.5 mm, e.g., between about 0.75 mm and 1.0 mm, and an
average width (e. g., diameter) of the second fibrous material 14 can be, e.g., between
about 5 um and 50 um, e.g., between about 10 um and 30 pm.
In some embodiments, if the feedstock is a fibrous al, the standard
deviation of the fiber length of the mechanically treated material can be less than 60
percent of an e fiber length of the mechanically treated material, e.g., less than 50
percent of the average length, less than 40 percent of the average length, less than 25
percent of the e length, less than 10 percent of the average length, less than 5
percent of the average , or even less than 1 percent of the average length.
Treatment to Solubilize, Reduce Recalcitrance or Functionalize
als that have or have not been physically prepared can be treated for use in
any production process described . One or more of the production processes
described below may be included in the recalcitrance reducing operating unit discussed
2012/041382
above. Alternatively, or in addition, other ses for reducing recalcitrance may be
included.
Treatment processes utilized by the recalcitrance reducing operating unit can include
one or more of irradiation, sonication, oxidation, pyrolysis or steam explosion.
Treatment methods can be used in combinations of two, three, four, or even all of these
technologies (in any order).
ion Treatment
One or more ion processing sequences can be used to s materials from
the feedstock, and to provide a wide variety of ent sources to extract useful
nces from the feedstock, and to provide partially degraded structurally modified
material which functions as input to r processing steps and/or sequences.
Irradiation can, for example, reduce the lar weight and/or crystallinity of
feedstock. Radiation can also sterilize the materials, or any media needed to bioprocess
the material.
In some embodiments, energy deposited in a al that releases an electron
from its atomic orbital is used to irradiate the als. The radiation may be provided
by (1) heavy charged particles, such as alpha particles or protons, (2) electrons, produced,
for example, in beta decay or electron beam accelerators, or (3) electromagnetic
radiation, for example, gamma rays, x rays, or ultraviolet rays. In one approach, radiation
produced by radioactive substances can be used to irradiate the feedstock. In some
embodiments, any combination in any order or concurrently of(1) through (3) may be
utilized. In another approach, omagnetic radiation (e.g., produced using electron
beam emitters) can be used to irradiate the feedstock. The doses applied depend on the
desired effect and the particular feedstock.
In some instances when chain scission is desirable and/or polymer chain
functionalization is desirable, particles heavier than electrons, such as protons, helium
nuclei, argon ions, silicon ions, neon ions, carbon ions, phosphorus ions, oxygen ions or
nitrogen ions can be utilized. When pening chain scission is desired, positively
charged particles can be utilized for their Lewis acid properties for enhanced ring-
opening chain scission. For example, when maximum oxidation is desired, oxygen ions
can be utilized. and when maximum nitration is d, nitrogen ions can be utilized.
The use of heavy particles and positively charged particles is described in US. 7,931,784,
the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
In one method, a first al that is or includes cellulose having a first number
average molecular weight (Mm) is irradiated, e.g., by treatment with ionizing radiation
(e.g., in the form of gamma radiation, X-ray radiation, 100 nm to 280 nm ultraviolet (UV)
light, a beam of electrons or other charged particles) to provide a second material that
es cellulose having a second number average molecular weight (Mm) lower than
the first number e molecular weight. The second material (or the first and second
material) can be combined with a microorganism (with or without enzyme treatment) that
can utilize the second and/or first al or its constituent sugars or lignin to produce an
ediate or a product, such as those described herein.
Since the second material includes cellulose having a reduced lar weight
relative to the first material, and in some instances, a d crystallinity as well, the
second material is generally more dispersible, swellable and/or soluble, e.g., in a solution
containing a microorganism and/or an enzyme. These properties make the second
material easier to process and more susceptible to chemical, enzymatic and/or biological
attack relative to the first material, which can greatly improve the production rate and/or
production level of a desired product, e. g., ethanol. Radiation can also sterilize the
materials or any media needed to bioprocess the material.
In some embodiments, the second material can have a level of oxidation (02) that
is higher than the level of oxidation (01) of the first material. A higher level of oxidation
of the material can aid in its dispersability, swellability and/or lity, further
enhancing the al’s susceptibility to al, enzymatic or biological attack. In
some embodiments, to increase the level of the oxidation of the second al relative
to the first material, the irradiation is med under an oxidizing environment, e.g.,
under a blanket of air or oxygen, producing a second material that is more oxidized than
the first material. For example, the second material can have more hydroxyl groups,
aldehyde groups, ketone groups, ester groups or carboxylic acid groups, which can
increase its hydrophilicity.
Ionizing Radiation
Each form of radiation ionizes the carbon-containing material via particular
interactions, as determined by the energy of the radiation. Heavy charged particles
primarily ionize matter via Coulomb scattering; furthermore, these interactions produce
energetic electrons that may further ionize matter. Alpha particles are identical to the
nucleus of a helium atom and are produced by the alpha decay of various ctive
, such as isotopes of bismuth, polonium, astatine, radon, francium, radium, several
actinides, such as um, thorium, uranium, neptunium, , rnium,
americium, and plutonium.
When particles are utilized, they can be l (uncharged), positively charged or
negatively charged. When charged, the charged particles can bear a single ve or
negative charge, or multiple charges, e.g., one, two, three or even four or more charges.
In instances in which chain scission is desired, vely charged particles may be
desirable, in part due to their acidic . When particles are utilized, the particles can
have the mass ofa resting electron, or greater, e.g., 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 10,000 or
even 100,000 times the mass ofa resting electron. For example, the particles can have a
mass of from about 1 atomic unit to about 150 atomic units, e.g., from about 1 atomic
unit to about 50 atomic units, or from about 1 to about 25, e.g., 1, 2, 3‘, 4, 5, 10, 12 or 15
amu. Accelerators used to accelerate the particles can 'be electrostatic DC,
electrodynamic DC, RF linear, magnetic induction linear or continuous wave. For
example, cyclotron type accelerators are available from IBA, m, such as the
Rhodotron® system, while DC type accelerators are available from RDI, now IBA
Industrial, such as the Dynamitron®. Ions and ion accelerators are discussed in
Introductory Nuclear Physics, Kenneth S. Krane, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1988), Krsto
Prelec, FIZIKA B 6 (1997) 4, 177—206, Chu, William T., “Overview of Light-Ion Beam
Therapy” Columbus-Ohio, AEA g, 18—20 March 2006, Iwata, Y. et al.,
“Altemating-Phase—Focused IH-DTL for Heavy-Ion Medical Accelerators” Proceedings
of EPAC 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland and Leaner, C.M. et al., “Status ofthe
Superconducting ECR Ion Source Venus” Proceedings of EPAC 2000, Vienna, Austria.
In some embodiments, a beam of electrons is used as the radiation . A
beam of electrons has the advantages of high dose rates (e.g., 1, 5, or even 10 Mrad per
second), high hput, less containment, and less confinement equipment. Electrons
can also be more efficient at causing chain on. In addition, electrons having
energies of 4-10 MeV can have a ation depth of 5 to 30 mm or more, such as 40
mm. In some cases, multiple electron beam devices (e.g., multiple heads, often referred
to as “horns”) are used to r multiple doses of electron beam radiation to the
material. This high total beam power is usually achieved by utilizing le
accelerating heads. For example, the electron beam device may include two, four, or
more accelerating heads. As one example, the electron beam device may include four
accelerating heads, each of which has a beam power of 300 kW, for a total beam power
1O of 1200 kW. The use of multiple heads, each of which has a relatively low beam power,
prevents excessive temperature rise in the al, thereby preventing g of the
material, and also increases the uniformity of the dose through the thickness of the layer
of material. Irradiating with multiple heads is disclosed in US. ation Serial No.
13/276,192 filed Oct 18, 201 1, the complete disclosure of which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Electron beams can be generated, e.g., by electrostatic generators, cascade
generators, ormer tors, low energy accelerators with a scanning system, low
energy accelerators with a linear cathode, linear accelerators, and pulsed accelerators.
Electrons as an ionizing radiation source can be useful, e.g., for relatively thin piles of
materials, e.g., less than 0.5 inch, e.g., less than 0.4 inch, 0.3 inch, 0.2 inch, or less than
0.1 inch. In some embodiments, the energy of each electron of the electron beam is from
about 0.3 MeV to about 2.0 MeV (million electron volts), e.g., from about 0.5 MeV to
about 1.5 MeV, or from about 0.7 MeV to about 1.25 MeV.
Electron beam irradiation devices may be procured commercially from Ion Beam
Applications, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium or the Titan Corporation, San Diego, CA.
Typical electron energies can be 1 MeV, 2 MeV, 4.5 MeV, 7.5 MeV, or 10 MeV.
Typical electron beam irradiation device power can be 1 kW, 5 kW, 10 kW, 20 kW, 50
kW, 100 kW, 250 kW, or 500 kW. The level of depolymerization of the feedstock
depends on the electron energy used and the dose applied, while exposure time depends
on the power and dose. Typical doses may take values of 1 kGy, 5 kGy, lO kGy, 20 kGy,
50 kGy, 100 kGy, or 200 kGy. In a some ments energies between 0.25-10
MeV (e.g., 0.5—0.8 MeV, 0.5-5 MeV, 0.8-4 MeV, 0.8-3 MeV, 0.8-2 MeV 0r 0.8-1.5 MeV)
can be used.
Electromagnetic Radiation
In embodiments in which the irradiating is performed with electromagnetic
radiation, the electromagnetic radiation can have, e.g., energy per photon (in electron
volts) of greater than 102 eV, e.g., greater than 103, 104, 105, 106, or even r than 107
eV. In some embodiments, the electromagnetic radiation has energy per photon of
between 104 and 107, e.g., n 105 and 106 eV. The electromagnetic radiation can
have a ncy of, e.g., greater than 10‘6 Hz, greater than 10'7 Hz, 10”, 1019, 1020, or
even greater than 1021 Hz. In some embodiments, the electromagnetic radiation has a
frequency of between 1018 and 1022 Hz, e.g., n 10'9 to 102' Hz.
Doses
In some embodiments, the irradiating (with any ion source or a combination
of sources) is performed until the material receives a dose of at least 0.25 Mrad, e.g., at
least 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 8.0, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50, or even at least 100 Mrad. In some
embodiments, the irradiating is performed until the material receives a dose of between
1.0 Mrad and 6.0 Mrad, e.g., between 1.5 Mrad and 4.0 Mrad, 2 Mrad and 10 Mrad, 5
Mrad and 20 Mrad, 10 Mrad and 30 Mrad, 10 Mrad and 40 Mrad, or 20 Mrad and 50
Mrad.
In some embodiments, the irradiating is performed at a dose rate of between 5.0
and 1500.0 kilorads/hour, e.g., n 10.0 and 750.0 kilorads/hour or between 50.0 and
350.0 kilorads/hours.
In some embodiments, two or more radiation sources are used, such as two or
more ionizing radiations. For example, samples can be treated, in any order, with a beam
of electrons, followed by gamma radiation and UV light having wavelengths from about
100 nm to about 280 nm. In some ments, samples are treated with three ng
radiation sources, such as a beam of electrons, gamma radiation, and energetic UV light.
Sonication, Pyrolysis and ion
In addition to radiation treatment, the feedstock may be treated with any one or
more of sonication, pyrolysis and oxidation. These treatment processes are described in
US. Serial No. 12/417,840 filed April 3, 2009, the disclosure of which is incorporated by
reference herein.
Other Processes To liz_e, Reduce Recalcitrance Or To Functionalize
Any of the processes ofthis paragraph can be used alone without any of the
processes described herein, or in combination with any of the processes described herein
(in any order): steam explosion, chemical ent (e.g., acid treatment (including
concentrated and dilute acid treatment with mineral acids, such as sulfuric acid,
hydrochloric acid and organic acids, such as trifluoroacetic acid), and/or base treatment
(e.g., treatment with lime or sodium hydroxide», UV treatment, screw extrusion
treatment, solvent treatment (e.g., treatment with ionic liquids) and freeze milling. Some
of these processes, for example, are described in US. Series Nos. 12/417,723 filed April
3, 2009; 13/099,151 filed May 2, 2011; and 12/502,629 filed July 14, 2009, the
disclosures of which are incorporated herein.
PRODUCTION OF FUELS ACIDS ESTERS AND/OR OTHER PRODUCTS
After one or more of the processing steps discussed above have been performed
on the biomass, the complex carbohydrates contained in the cellulose and hemicellulose
fractions can be processed into fermentable sugars using a saccharification process, as
discussed above.
After the resulting sugar solution has been transported to a manufacturing facility,
the sugars can be ted into a variety of products, such as alcohols, e.g., l, or
organic acids. The product obtained depends upon the microorganism utilized and the
conditions under which the cessing . These steps can be performed, for
example, utilizing the existing equipment of the sed ethanol manufacturing
facility.
The mixing processes and equipment sed herein may also be used during
bioprocessing, if desired. Advantageously, the mixing s described herein do not
impart high shear to the liquid, and do not significantly raise the l temperature of
the liquid. As a result, the microorganisms used in bioprocessing are maintained in a
viable condition throughout the process. Mixing may enhance the reaction rate and
improve the ncy of the process.
2012/041382
Generally, fermentation utilizes s microorganisms. The sugar solution
produced by saccharification of lignocellulosic materials will generally contain xylose as
well as glucose. It may be desirable to remove the xylose, e.g., by chromatography, as
some commonly used microorganisms (e.g., yeasts) do not act on xylose. The xylose
may be collected and ed in the manufacture of other products, e.g., animal feeds and
the sweetener Xylitol. The xylose may be removed prior to or after delivery of the sugar
solution to the manufacturing facility where fermentation will be performed.
The microorganism can be a natural microorganism or an engineered
microorganism, e.g., any ofthe microorganisms discussed in the Materials section herein.
The optimum pH for yeast is from about pH 4 to 5, while the m pH for
Zymomonas is from about pH 5 to 6. Typical fermentation times are about 24 to 96 hours
with temperatures in the range of 26 °C to 40 °C, r thermophilic microorganisms
prefer higher temperatures.
Carboxylic acid groups generally lower the pH of the fermentation solution,
tending to inhibit fermentation with some rganisms, such Pichia stipitis.
Accordingly, it is in some cases desirable to add base and/or a buffer, before or during
fermentation, to bring up the pH of the solution. For example, sodium hydroxide or lime
can be added to the fermentation medium to elevate the pH of the medium to range that is
m for the microorganism utilized.
Fermentation is generally conducted in an aqueous growth medium, which can
contain a nitrogen source or other nutrient source, e.g., urea, along with vitamins and
trace minerals and metals. It is generally preferable that the growth medium be sterile, or
at least have a low microbial load, e.g., bacterial count. Sterilization of the growth
medium may be accomplished in any desired . However, in preferred
implementations, ization is accomplished by irradiating the growth medium or the
individual components of the growth medium prior to mixing. The dosage of radiation is
generally as low as le while still obtaining adequate results, in order to minimize
energy consumption and resulting cost. For example, in many instances, the growth
medium itself or components Of the growth medium can be treated with a radiation dose
ofless than 5 Mrad, such as less than 4, 3, 2 or 1 Mrad. In specific instances, the growth
medium is d with a dose of between about 1 and 3 Mrad.
In some ments, all or a portion of the fermentation process can be interrupted
before the low molecular weight sugar is completely converted to l. The
intermediate fermentation products include high concentrations of sugar and
carbohydrates. These intermediate fermentation products can be used in preparation of
food for human or animal consumption. Additionally or alternatively, the intermediate
fermentation products can be ground to a fine particle size in a stainless-steel laboratory
mill to e a flour-like substance.
Mobile ferrnentors can be utilized, as described in US. Series No. 12/374,549
filed Jan 21, 2009, now Published International Application No. .
Similarly, the saccharification equipment can be mobile. Further, saccharification and/or
fermentation may be performed in part or entirely during transit.
POST-PROCESSING
After fermentation, the resulting fluids can be distilled using, for example, a “beer
column” to separate l and other alcohols from the ty of water and residual
solids. The vapor exiting the beer column can be, e. g., 35% by weight ethanol and can be
fed to a cation column. A mixture of nearly azeotropic (92.5%) ethanol and water
from the rectification column can be d to pure (99.5%) ethanol using vapor-phase
molecular . The beer column bottoms can be sent to the first effect ofa three-effect
ator. The rectification column reflux condenser can provide heat for this first
effect. After the first effect, solids can be separated using a centrifuge and dried in a
rotary dryer. A portion (25%) of the centrifuge effluent can be ed to fermentation
and the rest sent to the second and third evaporator effects. Most of the evaporator
condensate can be returned to the process as fairly clean condensate with a small portion
split off to waste water treatment to prevent build-up of low—boiling compounds.
INTERMEDIATES AND PRODUCTS
Using the processes described herein, the treated biomass can be ted to one
or more products, such as energy, fuels, foods and als. Specific examples of
products include, but are not limited to, hydrogen, sugars (e.g., glucose, xylose,
ose, mannose, galactose, fructose, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and
polysaccharides), alcohols (e.g., monohydric alcohols or dihydric alcohols, such as
ethanol, n-propanol, isobutanol, tanol, tert-butanol or n-butanol), ed or
hydrous alcohols, e.g., containing greater than 10%, 20%, 30% or even greater than 40%
water, xylitol, biodiesel, organic acids, hydrocarbons (e.g., methane, ethane, propane,
isobutene, e, n-hexane, biodiesel, bio-gasoline and mixtures thereof), co-
products (e.g., proteins, such as cellulolytic ns (enzymes) or single cell proteins),
and mixtures of any of these in any combination or relative concentration, and optionally
in combination with any additives, e.g., fuel additives. Other examples e
ylic acids, salts ofa carboxylic acid, a mixture of carboxylic acids and salts of
carboxylic acids and esters of carboxylic acids (e.g., methyl, ethyl and n-propyl esters),
ketones (e.g., acetone), aldehydes (e.g., dehyde), alpha, beta unsaturated acids, such
as acrylic acid and olefins, such as ne. Other alcohols and alcohol derivatives
include propanol, propylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,3-propanedi01, sugar alcohols (e.g.,
erythritol, glycol, ol, sorbitol threitol, arabitol, ribitol, mannitol, ol,
fucitol, iditol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol, xylitol and other polyols), methyl or ethyl
esters of any of these alcohols. Other products include methyl acrylate,
methylmethacrylate, lactic acid, citric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid,
butyric acid, succinic acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, 3-hydroxypropionic acid, palmitic
acid, stearic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid/glutaric acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid,
glycolic acid, y-hydroxybutyric acid, and mixture thereof, a salt ofany of these acids,
or a mixture of any of the acids and their tive salts. a salt of any ofthe acids and
a mixture of any of the acids and respective salts.
Other intermediates and products, including food and pharmaceutical ts,
are described in US. Serial No. 12/417,900 filed April 3, 2009, the full disclosure of
which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
OTHER EMBODIMENTS
A number of embodiments have been described. Nevertheless, it will be
understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and
scope ofthe disclosure.
In some implementations, the systems sed herein, or components of these
systems, may be portable, e.g., in the manner of the mobile processing equipment described in
U.S. Serial No. 12/374,549 filed June 2, 2009 and International Application No. WO
2008/011598, the full disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
While tanks have been referred to herein, the process may take place in any type of
vessel or container, including lagoons, pools, ponds and the like. If the container in which
mixing takes place is an in-ground ure such as a lagoon, it may be lined. The container
may be covered, e.g., if it is outdoors, or uncovered.
In an ate embodiment, the dispersing system 134 can be omitted in the systems
shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, and a pump can be used to draw liquid from the tank and deliver
it through outlet pipe 137 to wet the feedstock material, which is then dispersed by the mixing
action of the jet mixer 144. In such implementations, the pump would preferably be a low
shear pump, e.g., a positive displacement pump such as the progressive cavity pumps
available from SEEPEX and lobe pumps from Waukesha. It is also preferred that the pump
be capable of g high viscosity fluids, since the viscosity of the liquid will increase as
more feedstock is added.
While biomass ocks have been described herein, other feedstocks and mixtures
of biomass ocks with other feedstocks may be used. For example, some
implementations may e mixtures of biomass feedstocks with hydrocarbon-containing
feedstocks such as those disclosed in U.S. Series No. 13/293,985 filed November 10, 2011,
the full disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
ingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
Throughout the specification and claims, unless the context requires otherwise, the
word “comprise” or variations such as “comprises” or “comprising”, will be understood to
imply the inclusion of a stated integer or group of integers but not the exclusion of any other
r or group of integers.
Each document, reference, patent application or patent cited in this text is expressly
incorporated herein in their entirety by reference, which means that it should be read and
considered by the reader as part of this text. That the document, reference, patent application
or patent cited in this text is not repeated in this text is merely for reasons of conciseness.
nce to cited material or information ned in the text should not be
understood as a concession that the material or information was part of the common general
knowledge or was known in Australia or any other country.
Claims (15)
1. A system for wet milling biomass, the system comprising: a. a vessel sing fluid having biomass dispersed n, wherein the biomass comprises lignocellulosic material; 5 b. a wet g unit external to the vessel, n the fluid is pumped through the wet milling unit and ed to the vessel during wet milling; and c. one or more jet mixers, wherein the one or more jet mixers each comprises a jet head in the vessel, for mixing the fluid during wet 10 milling.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the biomass has been irradiated to reduce the recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic material. 15
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the biomass has been exposed to an electron beam.
4. The system according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein the fluid comprises a saccharification agent.
5. The system according to any one of claims 1-4, wherein the fluid comprises an enzyme.
6. The system according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the lignocellulosic 25 material is selected from the group consisting of wood, particle board, sawdust, agricultural waste, sewage, silage, grasses, cotton, jute, hemp, flax, bamboo, sisal, abaca, corn cobs, switchgrass, hay, algae, and mixtures thereof.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the agricultural waste is selected from the 30 group ting of rice hulls, bagasse, straw, corn stover and coconut hair.
8. The system of claim 6 wherein the silage is alfalfa.
9. The system of claim 6 wherein the algae is seaweed. 5
10. The system of claim 7 wherein the straw is wheat straw.
11. The system according to any one of claims 1-10, wherein the one or more wet g units each comprises a rotor and a stator. 10
12. The system of claim 11 wherein the clearance between the rotor and the stator is 0.25 – 6.4 mm.
13. The system of claim 11 wherein the rotor and the stator include nesting rings of teeth.
14. The system of claim 13 wherein the g between the teeth in each ring of teeth is 2.5-7.6 mm.
15. The system of claim 13 wherein the stator comprises two or more concentric 20 rings of teeth.
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