The exemplary processes disclosed herein may also include a gas collection and
condenser system for collecting and separating VOCs, vapours and steam expelled and/or
generated during the densification, drying and กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน processes, for condensation and separation into reusable energy sources.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The การเปิดเผยนี้ will be described in conjunction with reference to the
5 following drawings in which:
รูป 1 is a schematic flowchart showing an exemplary process for preparing a torrefied densified biomass material and/or a torrefied densified biosolid material;
รูป 2 is schematic flowchart showing a second exemplary process for preparing a torrefied densified biomass material and/or a torrefied densified biosolid material;
10 รูป 3 is a schematic flowchart showing an exemplary process for densification and
กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน of a biomass feedstock;
รูป 4 is a schematic flowchart showing an exemplary process for densification and กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน of a hog fuel feedstock;
รูป 5(A) is a perspective top-side view of an exemplary รุรุ of a torrefusion 15 reactor for use in a continuous, semi-continuous or batch throughput กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process of
the การเปิดเผยนี้, showing torrefied pellets being transported out of a combustible
liquid; รูป 5(B) is a perspective top-side view of an exemplary alternative รุรุ of a
torrefusion reactor for use in a continuous, semi-continuous or batch throughput กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน
process of the การเปิดเผยนี้, with densified biomass and/or densified biosolids being 20 loaded in a densified biomass/biosolids metering bin;
รูป 6(A) is a perspective top-side view of the torrefusion reactor shown in รูป 5(B), showing torrefied pellets being transported out of a combustible liquid; and รูป 6(B) is a perspective top-side view of the torrefusion reactor shown in รูป 5(B), showing the direction
of rotation of the conveyor of the torrefusion reactor as densified biomass and/or densified 25 biosolids proceed through the continuous, semi-continuous or batch throughput กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน
process of the การเปิดเผยนี้;
รูป 7 is a chart showing physicochemical changes that occur in a biomass feedstock over a period of time during processing with an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process disclosed herein;
รูป 8 is a graph showing the heat value of biomass feedstock that has been processed 5 with an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process disclosed herein, โดยที่ the biomass feedstock has
been processed at different temperatures for different periods of time;
รูป 9 is a graph showing the heat value of biomass feedstock that has been processed with an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process disclosed herein, โดยที่ the biomass feedstock has been processed at different temperatures for different periods of time;
10 รูป 10 is a graph showing the carbon content of a biomass feedstock that has been
processed with an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process disclosed herein, โดยที่ the biomass feedstock has been processed at different temperatures for different periods of time;
รูป 11 is a graph showing the mass of biomass feedstock and the oil absorption by biomass feedstock that has been processed for different time periods using canola oil as the
15 combustible liquid;
รูป 12 is a graph showing the mass of biomass feedstock and the oil absorption by biomass feedstock that has been processed for different time periods using paraffin wax as the combustible liquid;
รูป 13 is a graph showing a comparison between the total losses of combustible 20 liquids canola oil and paraffin wax in an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process according to the
การเปิดเผยนี้;
รูป 14 is a graph showing a comparison between the reductions in weight of biomass feedstock (in %) when canola oil or paraffin wax are used as the combustible liquids in an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process according to the การเปิดเผยนี้;
25 รูป 15 is a graph showing comparisons of water absorption by biomass feedstocks
that have been processed at different temperatures for different periods of time in an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process according to the การเปิดเผยนี้;
รูป 16 is a graph showing comparisons of water absorption by biomass feedstocks that have been processed for increasing time periods and at increasing time periods with an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process of the การเปิดเผยนี้;
รูป 17 is a graph showing total oil absorptions by biomass feedstock processed with 5 different types of oil as combustible liquids with an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process of the
การเปิดเผยนี้;
รูป 18 is a graph showing total oil absorptions by biomass feedstock processed with different types of oil as combustible liquids with an exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน process of the การเปิดเผยนี้; and
to รูป 19 is a perspective side view of a small-scale torrefusion reactor suitable for use
in some of the exemplary กระบวนการทอร์รีแฟกชัน processes disclosed here