Methods and systems employing an inclined digestion unit for hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C07C-029/09
C08H-008/00
C10G-001/06
C10G-001/08
C10G-001/00
C10G-003/00
C07B-041/00
출원번호
US-0264647
(2014-04-29)
등록번호
US-9242912
(2016-01-26)
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Powell, Joseph Broun
Bos, Alouisius Nicolaas Renee
Klusener, Peter Anton August
Ploemen, Ingmar Hubertus Josephina
출원인 / 주소
Shell Oil Company
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Maintaining long residence times during hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by a number of factors, including biomass compaction. Advantages in this regard may be realized by digesting cellulosic biomass solids in an inclined digestion unit. Such methods can compri
Maintaining long residence times during hydrothermal digestion of cellulosic biomass solids may be complicated by a number of factors, including biomass compaction. Advantages in this regard may be realized by digesting cellulosic biomass solids in an inclined digestion unit. Such methods can comprise: introducing cellulosic biomass solids to a hydrothermal digestion unit comprising one or more inclined surfaces therein; introducing a fluid phase digestion medium containing a slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit, the slurry catalyst being capable of activating molecular hydrogen; supplying an upwardly directed flow of molecular hydrogen from a source disposed along each inclined surface as the cellulosic biomass solids descend along each inclined surface; and heating the cellulosic biomass solids as they descend along each inclined surface in the presence of the slurry catalyst and the molecular hydrogen, thereby forming an alcoholic component derived from the cellulosic biomass solids.
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1. A method comprising: introducing cellulosic biomass solids to a hydrothermal digestion unit comprising one or more inclined surfaces therein;introducing a fluid phase digestion medium containing a slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit, the slurry catalyst being capable of activating
1. A method comprising: introducing cellulosic biomass solids to a hydrothermal digestion unit comprising one or more inclined surfaces therein;introducing a fluid phase digestion medium containing a slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit, the slurry catalyst being capable of activating molecular hydrogen;wherein, once introduced to the hydrothermal digestion unit, the cellulosic biomass solids, the fluid phase digestion medium, and the slurry catalyst descend along the one or more inclined surfaces;supplying an upwardly directed flow of molecular hydrogen through the cellulosic biomass solids as they descend along the one or more inclined surfaces, the upwardly directed flow of molecular hydrogen being supplied from a source disposed along each inclined surface; andheating the cellulosic biomass solids as they descend along the one or more inclined surfaces in the presence of the slurry catalyst and the molecular hydrogen, thereby forming an alcoholic component derived from the cellulosic biomass solids. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more inclined surfaces are inclined at an angle ranging between about 5 degrees and about 85 degrees relative to horizontal. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the cellulosic biomass solids are introduced to the hydrothermal digestion unit separately from the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: removing at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst from the hydrothermal digestion unit after they have descended the one or more inclined surfaces. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: returning at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein returning at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit comprises conveying the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst to an uppermost inclined surface. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the hydrothermal digestion unit comprises one or more inclined tubular elements. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the inclined tubular elements are each inclined at an angle ranging between about 5 degrees and about 85 degrees relative to horizontal. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the cellulosic biomass solids are introduced to the hydrothermal digestion unit separately from the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst. 10. The method of claim 7, further comprising: removing at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst from the hydrothermal digestion unit after they have descended the one or more inclined tubular elements. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: returning at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein returning at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit comprises conveying the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst to an uppermost inclined tubular element. 13. The method of claim 7, wherein the hydrothermal digestion unit comprises a plurality of inclined tubular elements that are fluidly connected to one another in series and vertically spaced apart from one another. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the hydrothermal digestion unit further comprises a vertical fluid connection adjoining an upper inclined tubular element to a lower inclined tubular element. 15. The method of claim 13, further comprising: transferring molecular hydrogen from a lower inclined tubular element to an upper inclined tubular element. 16. The method of claim 7, wherein the upwardly directed flow of molecular hydrogen through the cellulosic biomass solids is supplied from a gas distribution system longitudinally disposed within each inclined tubular element along its length, a feed for the gas distribution system entering each inclined tubular element at a level above that of the fluid phase digestion medium therein. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the gas distribution system is disposed substantially parallel to the incline of each inclined tubular element and is located within the lower 40% of each inclined tubular element, as measured along a line extending normal to the incline and intersecting an opposing surface thereto. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the fluid phase digestion medium comprises an organic solvent and water. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein the slurry catalyst comprises a poison-tolerant catalyst. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the poison-tolerant catalyst comprises a sulfided catalyst. 21. A method comprising: introducing cellulosic biomass solids to a hydrothermal digestion unit comprising a plurality of inclined tubular elements that are fluidly connected to one another in series and vertically spaced apart from one another;introducing a fluid phase digestion medium containing a slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit, the slurry catalyst being capable of activating molecular hydrogen;wherein, once introduced to the hydrothermal digestion unit, the cellulosic biomass solids, the fluid phase digestion medium, and the slurry catalyst descend along the inclined tubular elements;supplying an upwardly directed flow of molecular hydrogen through the cellulosic biomass solids as they descend along the inclined tubular elements, the upwardly directed flow of molecular hydrogen being supplied from a source disposed longitudinally along each inclined tubular element;transferring molecular hydrogen from a lower inclined tubular element to an upper inclined tubular element; andheating the cellulosic biomass solids as they descend along the inclined tubular elements in the presence of the slurry catalyst and the molecular hydrogen, thereby forming an alcoholic component derived from the cellulosic biomass solids. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the inclined tubular elements are each inclined at an angle ranging between about 5 degrees and about 85 degrees relative to horizontal. 23. The method of claim 21, wherein the cellulosic biomass solids are introduced to the hydrothermal digestion unit separately from the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst. 24. The method of claim 21, further comprising: removing at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst from the hydrothermal digestion unit after they have descended the plurality of inclined tubular elements. 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising: returning at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein returning at least a portion of the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst to the hydrothermal digestion unit comprises conveying the fluid phase digestion medium and the slurry catalyst from a lowermost inclined tubular element to an uppermost inclined tubular element. 27. The method of claim 21, wherein the hydrothermal digestion unit further comprises a vertical fluid connection adjoining an upper inclined tubular element to a lower inclined tubular element. 28. The method of claim 21, wherein the upwardly directed flow of molecular hydrogen through the cellulosic biomass solids is supplied from a gas distribution system longitudinally disposed within each inclined tubular element along its length, a feed for the gas distribution system entering each inclined tubular element at a level above that of the fluid phase digestion medium therein. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein the gas distribution system is disposed substantially parallel to the incline of each inclined tubular element and is located within the lower 40% of each inclined tubular element, as measured along a line extending normal to the incline and intersecting an opposing surface thereto. 30. The method of claim 21, wherein the fluid phase digestion medium comprises an organic solvent and water. 31. The method of claim 21, wherein the slurry catalyst comprises a poison-tolerant catalyst. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the poison-tolerant catalyst comprises a sulfided catalyst.
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