Global Patent Index - EP 2646531 A1

EP 2646531 A1 20131009 - APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF BIOMASS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF BIOMASS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR THERMISCHEN BEHANDLUNG VON BIOMASSE

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR LE TRAITEMENT THERMIQUE DE BIOMASSE

Publication

EP 2646531 A1 20131009 (EN)

Application

EP 11791645 A 20111128

Priority

  • NL 2010050805 W 20101201
  • NL 2007106 A 20110714
  • NL 2011050810 W 20111128

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012074388A1] The invention provides an apparatus for the thermal treatment of biomass, comprising (1) a low-temperature drying section comprising a low-temperature drying section channel with low-temperature drying section channel (screw) transporter, (2) a high-temperature drying section comprising a high-temperature drying section channel with high-temperature drying section channel (screw) transporter, (3) a torrefaction section comprising a torrefaction channel with torrefaction section channel (screw) transporter, (4) a cooling section comprising a cooling section channel with cooling section channel (screw) transporter, (5) a torrefaction section off-gas combustor, (6) a thermal energy transfer system, in thermal contact with the torrefaction section off-gas combustor and one or more of the torrefaction section, the high-temperature drying section and the low-temperature drying section.

IPC 8 full level

C10L 5/44 (2006.01); C10B 53/02 (2006.01); C10L 9/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C10L 5/44 (2013.01); C10L 9/083 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02E 50/30 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2012074388A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012074388 A1 20120607; CA 2819533 A1 20120607; EP 2646531 A1 20131009; NL 2007106 C2 20130115; NL 2007884 A 20120605; NL 2007884 C2 20120918; NL 2009430 A 20121205; NL 2009430 C2 20140619; NL 2009431 A 20121205; NL 2009431 C2 20140617; NL 2013008 A 20140930; NL 2013008 C2 20150423; RU 2013129825 A 20150110

DOCDB simple family (application)

NL 2011050810 W 20111128; CA 2819533 A 20111128; EP 11791645 A 20111128; NL 2007106 A 20110714; NL 2007884 A 20111128; NL 2009430 A 20120907; NL 2009431 A 20120907; NL 2013008 A 20140616; RU 2013129825 A 20111128