81results about "Biomass drying" patented technology

A system for dehydration of organic material comprises a housing structure having an interior chamber, a supply duct, a dual trunk structure, a dry air intake, a central recirculation duct, and a plurality of side recirculation ducts. The side recirculation ducts each have a return plenum extending downward from a top recirculation duct and are configured to recirculate interior air contained in the chamber. The interior air enters the side recirculation ducts through the return plenums and is pushed upward and outward through the top recirculation ducts and back into the interior chamber. The interior chamber has a plurality of exhaust vents positioned in the upper region of its walls. A plurality of portable platforms positioned inside the interior chamber are configured to hold the organic material. The floor of the housing structure can include a plurality of tracks for loading, unloading and positioning the portable platforms.

A surround hot air slow drying device and a three-stage baking method for pet food processing are provided. The surround hot air slow drying device for pet food processing includes a drying box. A hot air drying unit is provided at an inner bottom of the drying box, a circulating conveying unit is provided inside the drying box, a plurality of drying frames are evenly distributed on the circulating conveying unit, a material turning mechanism is provided inside the drying frames, and a positioning component is provided inside the drying box. The material turning mechanism cooperates with the positioning component to turn the raw materials in the drying frames.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide systems and / or methods for producing dried biomass materials, such as from bales of biomass. Biomass materials can be converted into, e.g., pellets, briquettes, cubes, and / or other products with dried and / or densified states. These dried, densified products can be used for, e.g., bioenergy and / or animal feed applications.

According to embodiments, a modified freeze-drying apparatus and methods of use are provided herein for providing variable power heating for precise control of material temperatures during freeze-drying. The apparatus may provide a vacuum pump and variable current heater trays for receiving the material, freezing the material, creating a vacuum, progressively increasing the heater tray temperature without causing temperature cycling, deactivating the tray heater, repressurizing the apparatus, and removing the freeze-dried material.

The disclosure relates to a self-contained mobile power generator entity (100) comprising: a biomass fuel inlet (103) configured to allow passage of biomass fuel feedstock (105) into the power generator unit; a chopper unit (107) connected to the biomass fuel inlet and configured to receive the biomass fuel feedstock and produce ignitable pieces of biomass fuel; a fuel dryer unit (109) arranged to receive the produced ignitable pieces (105a) of the biomass fuel and configured to remove excess moisture from the ignitable biomass fuel pieces in order to produce dried ignitable pieces of biomass fuel; at least one energy converter unit (113,113a,113b) configured to convert an input thermal energy, provided by a heat source and a heat sink, to an output kinetic energy; a combustion unit (111), arranged in thermal communication with the at least one energy converter unit, to provide the heat source to the at least one energy converter unit; the combustion unit being configured to receive the dried ignitable pieces of biomass fuel and configured to generate heat energy by combusting the dried ignitable pieces of biomass fuel; a heat sink unit (115), arranged in thermal communication with the at least one energy converter, to provide the heat sink to the at least one energy converter unit and dissipate heat from the at least one energy converter unit; a power generator unit (117,117a,117b) in operational communication with the at least one energy converter unit, and configured to convert the output kinetic energy received from the at least one energy converter unit to an output electrical power. The disclosure further relates to a method, a computer-implemented method for commencing and controlling an operation of a self-contained mobile power generator entity, a control system (200), a computer program product and a computer program carrier.

The invention relates to an apparatus (1) and a method for preparing organic tissue, such as a deceased human, a deceased animal, a plant or a part of the same, for enabling and optimizing an aerobic decomposition of the product, i.e. fragmented organic tissue.

Disclosed in the present application are a surrounding hot air slow-drying apparatus for pet food processing and a three-stage baking method. The surrounding hot air slow-drying apparatus for pet food processing comprises a drying oven (1), wherein a hot air drying unit is mounted at the inner bottom of the drying oven (1), a circulating conveying unit (2) is mounted in the drying oven (1), a plurality of drying frames (3) are uniformly distributed on the circulating conveying unit (2), material turning mechanisms are respectively provided in the drying frames (3), a positioning assembly (7) is mounted in the drying oven (1), and the material turning mechanisms cooperate with the positioning assembly (7) to turn over raw materials in the drying frames (3). By means of material turning plates (501) moving in the drying frames (3), food particles on the drying frames (3) are turned over; at the same time, arc-shaped plates (503) cooperate with second fixing plates (504) to scatter the food particles in an S-shaped path, avoiding damage to the food particles and realizing the replacement of the surfaces of the food particles in contact with hot air, and thus improving the yield of qualified pet food and improving a drying effect. By means of a three-stage baking process, the starch gelatinization degree of baked pet food can be increased to 90% or more, which is conducive to digestion and absorption.

Machines, processes, and methods in relation to processing of waste, in particular food or organic waste, are provided. Some embodiments described herein include: a drum to receive waste; mixing blades to break down waste; a heated air supply subsystem including an air heater, a fan, and a first air supply line to supply a first heated air stream into the drum; an ion generator to receive an inlet air stream and generate an ionised air stream at an outlet of the ion generator; a coupling conduit coupled at one end to the outlet of the ion generator and coupled at an opposite end to an ionised air inlet into the drum to supply the ionised air stream to the drum; wherein the first air supply line and the coupling conduit are configured so that mixing of the ionised air stream and the first heated air stream occurs downstream of each of the ion generator and the air heater.

A plant for treating organic material, having a reactor configured to dry organic material and a closure device (9) operating on a loading channel (6) for feeding material into the reactor. The closure device is designed to interact with material located at the outlet mouths (7) of the loading channel using separation elements (11). According to further aspects, the system may include an active filter (34) on a gas exhaust duct (30) that directs moisture-rich gases outside the reactor. In addition, the plant may be equipped with one or more suspension systems (57) that connect a frame (56) supporting the reactor to an angular position sensor (59), enabling translational movement of the sensor (59) relative to the frame. In other aspects, a process for treating organic material is provided, which involves loading the material into the reactor in a differentiated manner across two or more zones (3a) within the reactor (2).

In order to capture and divert a significantly larger percentage of SCG generated on a daily basis, the present system, method and apparatus processes SCG right at the source of a bulk of SCG generation, namely the many tens of thousands of coffee shops around the world. In an aspect, there is provided a system, method, and apparatus for promptly dewatering collected SCG, and efficiently drying the SCG to a sufficiently low level of moisture content to stabilize the SCG for further processing. In an embodiment, the dewatered and dried SCG is collected within a predetermined number of hours for processing at a central processing facility, where the SCG is further processed into one or more high quality food grade ingredients for potential human consumption.

The invention relates to a process and apparatus for ultrasonic assisted drying of materials, in particular, but not exclusively, for the low temperature drying of materials that are heat sensitive. In particular, there is provided an apparatus for dehydration of water containing material comprising: an ultrasound emitter; an ultrasound transmission platform that directly or indirectly supports said material; a fluid retained between said emitter and said platform, through which ultrasound energy is transferred; and a gas stream device that directs drying gas to said material. There is also provided a method of dehydration of water containing material comprising locating the material either directly or indirectly on an ultrasound transmission platform of a dehydration apparatus that comprises: an ultrasound emitter; a fluid retained between said emitter and said platform, through which ultrasound energy is transferred; and a gas stream device that directs drying gas to said material; and exposing said material to ultrasound energy and drying gas flow for a time and under conditions suitable to achieve desired extent of dehydration of said material. In another aspect there is provided a material that has been dehydrated using the method or apparatus described above.

A method that controls the conditions of a grow room in which independent feedback loops control the dry bulb temperature and the dew point to control the vapor pressure deficit in the grow room in order to slow down or prevent condensation that may promote the growth of mold, mildew, or microbes on the plants, or to slow down or prevent condensation that may promote pest infestation on the plant.

In a method for physical and thermochemical treatment of biomass, the biomass moisture content is reduced in a dryer and ammonia (NH3) is also released from the biomass during drying. The dried biomass is then either pyrolyzed in a pyrolysis reactor and the pyrolysis gas is forwarded to and combusted in a combustion device to form flue gas, or is combusted in a combustion facility unit to form flue gas. In either case the flue gas is fed to a mixer. Oxygen (O2) is metered to the flue gas in the mixer and is fed directly to the dryer as drying gas. As the drying gas passes through the dryer, the sulfur dioxide (SO2) contained in the drying gas and / or the sulfur trioxide (SO3) chemically reacts with the ammonia (NH3) to form ammonium sulfite ((NH4)2SO3) and / or ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4). Also a treatment facility physically and thermochemically treats the biomass.

A process and a plant for treating organic material, having a reactor configured to dry organic material and a closure device (9) operating on a loading channel (6) for feeding material into the reactor. The closure device is designed to interact with material located at the outlet mouths (7) of the loading channel using separation elements (11). According to further aspects, the system may include an active filter (34) on a gas exhaust duct (30) that directs moisture-rich gases outside the reactor. In addition, the plant may be equipped with one or more suspension systems (57) that connect a frame (56) supporting the reactor to an angular position sensor (59), enabling translational movement of the sensor (59) relative to the frame. In other aspects, treating organic material is provided, which involves loading the material into the reactor in a differentiated manner across two or more zones (3a) within the reactor (2).

(Main claim - Synergetic drying system): Drying system (1) for plant products, comprising a housing (10) made of moisture-regulating material, an air distribution system with at least one fan (2) arranged in the area of ​​an upper outlet opening (5), which generates a substantially vertical airflow (6), and holders (3) for receiving the products, which are spaced apart from the housing walls and designed to allow 360° airflow around the products without air pockets, characterized in that the housing, fan and holders work synergistically together to provide uniform air circulation throughout the interior and to create a stable drying microclimate that prevents mold growth, preserves active ingredients and aromas of the plant parts and enables homogeneous, aroma-preserving drying.

A food disposer and an operating method of a food disposer. The method includes measuring a distance from a distance sensing module to a by-product stored in a storage container, through the distance sensing module, which is arrangeable relative to a cover that seals an upper portion of the storage container and spaced apart from a transfer pipe by a certain distance, and outputting a notification related to emptying of the by-product from the storage container based on the measured distance being less than or equal to a critical distance.

The partial or full dehydration of organic or inorganic matter containing water by induction of matter into a vacuum and processing matter through a specially designed acceleration channel is disclosed. The inducted matter accelerates in air from zero speed to sub-sonic speed to reach supersonic speed. As the material transitions the sound barrier, it is subject to acoustic shock waves and an instant negative pressure drop occurs. The sound waves disintegrate, disinfect the material and extract part or all moisture from any organic or inorganic material.

A system (100) for biomass carbon dioxide sequestration comprising a harvesting module (120) for harvesting or collecting biomass; a drying module (150) to which biomass assessed to have moisture content greater than a threshold moisture content by weight is directed from the harvesting module (120) for drying said harvested biomass to a dry state where the dried harvested biomass has less than the threshold moisture content by weight; and a storage module (170) for storing harvested biomass assessed to have moisture content by weight less than the threshold moisture content.

The invention discloses a pretreatment and efficient combustion device for high-water-content biomass fuel. The pretreatment and efficient combustion device comprises a sealed feeding system, a three-stage gradient drying unit, a crushing and homogenizing mechanism and a rotational flow combustion chamber which are connected in sequence. The three-stage gradient drying unit is composed of a low-temperature zone, a medium-temperature zone and a high-temperature zone, material turning plates which are arranged in a staggered mode are arranged in all the temperature zones, a steam coil pipe is arranged in the medium-temperature zone, an inlet of the low-temperature zone is connected with a 150-200 DEG C low-temperature smoke outlet of the combustion chamber, and the high-temperature zone is connected with an independent hot air generator. Through three-stage gradient drying and combustion chamber structure innovation, the drying energy consumption is reduced; due to the multi-stage air distribution and rotational flow design of the combustion chamber, the combustion efficiency of biomass fuel with the water content of 50% is remarkably improved; the flue gas waste heat cascade recycling can reduce the external energy input of the system; the built-in crushing mechanism solves the problem of caking of high-humidity materials; and the modular design adapts to different types of biomass fuels, so that the comprehensive operation cost is reduced.

The present disclosure provides, among other things, methods of drying porcine thyroid gland material and manufacturing DTE comprising vacuum drying porcine thyroid gland material in a way such that the temperature of the porcine thyroid gland material is maintained above a threshold temperature. Since applying vacuum, or reducing pressure, has a cooling effect on the porcine thyroid gland material, maintaining the porcine thyroid gland material above a threshold temperature can be achieved by gradually reducing pressure while simultaneously increasing the heat applied to the porcine thyroid gland material during the period of gradual pressure change. Such methods are advantageous in reducing bioburden (killing and impeding the growth of microorganisms) while maintaining therapeutic levels of thyroid hormones, as compared to certain methods of drying porcine thyroid gland material and / or manufacturing DTE known in the art.

The application discloses a capacity expansion method of a household kitchen garbage processor. After starting a processing program, a control unit continuously detects and records the temperature and relative humidity of a temperature and humidity detection point through a detection element arranged at the temperature and humidity detection point of the kitchen garbage processor through a detection step. Through a judgment and reminding step, the control unit calculates and judges whether the temperature rising speed of the detected temperature is not higher than a set threshold value. When the temperature rising speed is not higher than the threshold value, the user is reminded to open the cover again and add garbage to the processing barrel through an audible and visual reminding mode. The control unit continues to run the processing program after closing the cover. The application expands the garbage processing capacity of the household kitchen garbage processor to more than 3 times of the actual physical capacity, so that the small-capacity household kitchen garbage processor has the ability to process large-capacity garbage.

The invention relates to the technical field of straw pretreatment, and discloses a straw pretreatment drying-smashing integrated device which comprises a bottom plate, a drying box is fixedly connected to the left side of the upper portion of the bottom plate, a control key is fixedly connected to the front portion of the drying box, and a feeding port is fixedly connected to the upper side of the drying box; the drying device comprises a drying box, the two sides of the interior of the drying box are rotatably connected with shielding plates through adapter shafts, the two sides of the interior of the drying box are fixedly connected with first connecting frames, the first connecting frames are rotatably connected with hydraulic rods through first connecting shafts, and the output ends of the hydraulic rods are rotatably connected with second connecting frames through second connecting shafts; and the second connecting frame is fixedly connected to the lower side of the shielding plate. After straw is evenly dried through hot air generated by the heating assembly, the baffle plate is controlled by the hydraulic rod to rotate and fall, the straw is continuously conveyed to a crushing workshop section through the conveying belt, the moisture regaining problem in the material transferring process is effectively avoided through the integrated structure, and heat energy loss is reduced.

This invention comprises a residual biomass mechanical drying equipment that not only reduces the moisture content mechanically below 45% without resorting to dryers, but also solves the two problems involved in biomass from residual vegetables, given that its high level of humidity makes its use in boilers inefficient and expensive. The solution proposed by the equipment in this invention has a basic principle that is completely different from existing technological solutions, which work using hot gases and large tubular structures, and occupy large spaces in factories at high acquisition and maintenance costs. This equipment has the advantage of lower manufacturing costs, lower energy consumption, and less space used. Thus, having only two mobile elements (two cylinders), its energy consumption is much lower than that of traditional dryers, which have multiple parts and must support the weight of the biomass throughout its structure and move it permanently along its entire length.

The invention relates to a system for producing biochar in a CO2 atmosphere from a lignocellulosic material, the system comprising at least one drying module (C1) operating in a CO2-saturated atmosphere and at least one pyrolysis module (P1), the system being characterised in that it comprises: - a CO2 source (D1); - at least one external thermal distribution device (DC), configured to supply CO2 to the drying module (C1) and the pyrolysis module (P1) from the CO2 source (D1), and to heat the CO2 injected into the system; a drying module (C1) operating in a CO2-saturated atmosphere and configured to dry a lignocellulosic material to a moisture content less than or equal to 1%; and a pyrolysis module (P1) operating in a CO2-saturated atmosphere at a maximum temperature of 390°C; the invention also relates to a method for producing biochar and to an associated pyrolysis module.

A system and method for drying liquid or solid substances. The system comprises a drying apparatus for removing water from a substance to be dried by evaporation, a moisture collection system for absorbing the product moisture into a liquid absorbent, and a liquid absorbent drying apparatus for separating and discharging the absorbed product moisture from the liquid absorbent. The drying system is near-insulated because the temperature of the substance to be dried and the removed water are the same before and after the drying process, and the physical state of the removed water is the same before and after the drying process. The system further avoids the discharge of moist air from the enclosure of the drying apparatus.

A system and method for the generation of syngas from the gasification of biomass is disclosed herein. The system makes use of heat generated during gas compression, and recycles this heat to other process streams within the system, such as biomass drying.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. The organic matter processing apparatus includes a lid assembly that is positioned at the top or head of the processing apparatus and an air treatment system. The lid assembly is operative to open to allow a user to deposit organic matter into the processing apparatus or to remove a removable bucket contained therein. The lid assembly is operative to close and provide an odor containing seal that prevents or substantially mitigates escape of odor. The air treatment system uniformly distributes untreated air through an air treatment chamber to convert the untreated air to treated air, which is exhausted out of the processing apparatus.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide a bucket assembly and method of use thereof. The bucket assembly is a relatively lightweight and removable apparatus that can fracture cut, paddle, and heat contents contained therein. The bucket assembly can include a housing that has a curved metal plate and blade array attached thereto. A cut and paddle assembly can rotate within the housing and interface with the blade array to fracture cut contents contained therein. The cut and paddle assembly is also operative to mix the contents to ensure full dispersal within the housing. A flexible heater array is attached to and operative to heat the curved metal plate. The combination of the fracture cutting, paddling, and heating can convert organic matter to a ground and selectively desiccated product.

The present invention relates to a system (10) for producing baked plant food (1), particularly baked potato chips, the system (10) comprising: at least one pre-drying section (20) for pre-drying a provided plant food (1), particularly potato slices, and at least one baking section (40) for baking the pre-drying food, wherein the pre-drying section (20) comprises a bottom (21) for receiving the plant food (1), the bottom (21) is configured to be set in a vibrating state, and the pre-drying section (20) comprises an energy supply unit (23) for pre-drying the plant food (1) by supplying energy to the plant food (1). The present invention further relates to a method for producing baked plant food (1) and a vibrating oven (50).

The present invention relates to a transportable sargassum drying machine that comprises several subsystems incorporated to achieve the objective of the invention. These subsystems consist of transportation and stabilization, a solar heating system that includes cylindrical parabolic solar heaters that heat thermal oil up to a temperature of 330° C.; hot air generation, which is directed to the conveyor belt and buckets to dry the sargassum; a drying process in which hot air from the radiators passes through the conveyor belt, evaporating moisture from the sargassum as it is transported; a multi-stage conveyor belt system with three conveyor belts, achieving a moisture content of 14% or less; a packing process where the sargassum is transported to a packing machine for shipping and transport; and power supply, where the machine's electrical devices are powered by photovoltaic solar panels attached to the side walls of the trailer.