42results about "Biomass drying" patented technology

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.

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).

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.

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).

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 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 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.

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.

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.

The invention describes a system for drying biomass (FEED) originating from plant cell lines comprising: a horizontal spray dryer comprising a drying chamber (12), extending prevalently in a horizontal direction, and adapted to dry the biomass; a supply conduit adapted to supply a flow (FEED) of the biomass to the drying chamber (12); an air supply unit (11) adapted to inject hot air to the drying chamber (12); an outlet conduit (18) adapted for an outflow of the solid fraction from the drying chamber (12); a cyclone unit (20) connected to the drying chamber (12); wherein the horizontal spray dryer (10) is adapted to operate on the basis of predefined values of operating parameters (POi; i=1..n) defined on the basis of the predefined botanical species and / or cell line; the system further comprising a processing unit (100) configured to: (f0) calculate a first mathematical model (MODI) of operation of the horizontal spray dryer (10); (f01) calculate coefficients (Ci_POi) of every individual selected operating parameter (POi); to carry out steps of: (f1) calculating a second mathematical model (MOD2) of operation of the horizontal spray dryer (10); (f02) calculating coefficients (Ci_PO_opti) of every individual selected operating parameter (PO_opti); (f2) calculating a yield value (Y); if the calculated yield value (Y) is greater than a predefined threshold value (YTH), carrying out a step (f3) of applying the second mathematical model (MOD2) to configure the dryer (10) to obtain solid particles at the predefined particle size, with the calculated yield value (Y). The invention further describes a drying process in accordance with the described system.

The invention relates to a machine (1) for producing pellets, comprising a grinding unit (2) configured to grind biomass to produce ground biomass pieces, a drying unit (3) connected to the grinding unit by a device for conveying the ground biomass, the drying unit being configured to dry the ground biomass pieces for forming pellets, and a pressing unit (4) connected to the drying unit (3) by a device for conveying ground and dried biomass, the pressing unit (4) being configured to form pellets from the ground and dried biomass pieces, the machine (1) for producing pellets further comprising a movable support (6) on which the grinding unit (2), the drying unit (3) and the pressing unit (4) are mounted, the movable support (6) being dimensioned for road transport.

The disclosure provides an example food dehydrator apparatus for treating food waste and methods for use thereof. The apparatus includes: (a) a receptacle having a bottom support, a top support, and a cylindrical sidewall extending therebetween, where the receptacle has an interior cavity, where the top support has a first opening configured to receive the food waste, and where the bottom support has a first opening to release dehydrated food waste, (b) a load door, (c) a shaft rotatably arranged within the receptacle, (d) a gear motor coupled to the shaft, (e) a first plurality of paddles, (f) a second plurality of paddles, where the first and second plurality of paddles are static, (g) a third plurality of paddles, (h) a fourth plurality of paddles, (i) at least one heat source, and (j) a gate coupled to the bottom support of the receptacle.

A method for determining a drying of a food waste disposer contains steps of: saving a comparison table of a pressure temperature of a saturated water vapor in a control unit of the food waste disposer; starting drying process; and calculating. The method further contains a step of judging automatically, after calculating the current target humidity value Ub, the control unit compares the current relative humidity U1 with the current target humidity value Ub and automatically determines a drying status of the food waste disposer and controls a working status of the drying device based on a comparison result.

The invention relates to a device for releasing moisture from a plant-based biomass, the device comprising a processor having at least two bodies, an input and an output to / from the processor. The bodies can be counter rotating annular disks, provided with passages. Each passage may extend from the input to the output, wherein the at least two bodies are moveable with respect to each other such that their movement forces biomass from the input through the passage towards the output under a first pressure. The at least one passage comprises a first section of a first length and having first cross sectional area, wherein the first cross sectional area is chosen sufficiently small so that in operation the first pressure is sufficiently high to release moisture from the biomass as it leaves the first section, and the first length is chosen sufficiently small to accommodate the release of moisture.

The invention relates to the field of crop processing equipment.The efficient drying machine comprises a material containing frame, a support is arranged on one side of the material containing frame, a smashing shaft rod is transversely arranged on the inner side of the material containing frame in a penetrating mode, and smashing rods are arranged outside the smashing shaft rod; according to the efficient straw crushed material drying machine, a heat generation mechanism drives a permanent magnet to rotate through a disc, eddy current is generated in a copper pipe to heat water, the water is heated through the eddy current, the heat generation mechanism drives the permanent magnet to rotate through the disc, and the heat generation mechanism drives the permanent magnet to rotate through the disc, so that the water and the water are heated, and the water and the water are separated from each other; the miniature water pump serves as a power core, water is recycled, no heat energy is wasted, compared with a traditional electric heating heat generation mechanism, energy consumption can be reduced, meanwhile, the miniature water pump stably supplies water to avoid dry burning of the heat generation mechanism due to water shortage, the service life of the mechanism is prolonged, and heat generation fault maintenance frequency is reduced.

A gasification system for receiving biomass feedstock and gasifying the biomass feedstock to produce char can include a reaction zone for receiving biomass fuel and a cooling zone for receiving char from the reaction zone. Together, the reaction zone and the cooling zone include a reaction chamber and a cooling chamber defining a live floor and a gas recovery volume above the live floor. The reaction zone and the cooling zone also include augers arranged side-by-side on the live floor, where each auger has helical flighting. The helical flighting of each auger can be turned in an opposing direction to each adjacent auger. Each auger can also include paddles intermittently interrupting the helical flighting for turning over the biomass fuel. The augers can be driven to pull the biomass fuel from a first end to a second end of the reaction chamber and the cooling chamber.

A capacity expansion method for a household food waste disposer includes a detecting step in which after activating a treatment routine, a control unit continuously detects the temperature and relative humidity at a temperature and humidity detection point by a detection element installed at the temperature and humidity detection point and a determination and reminder step in which the control unit calculates and determines whether the detected temperature rise rate is higher than a predetermined threshold, and if the temperature rise rate is not higher than the threshold, users are reminded by an audio-visual reminder to open a lid and add food waste to the disposal drum again, and the control unit continues to run the treatment routine when the lid is closed. In this way, the present disclosure can expand the capacity of the household food waste disposer to more than three times its actual physical capacity.

A plant is described 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).

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.

A dryer system (1) comprising: a dryer (2) for products (P) to be dried, at least one gas inlet (3) and at least one gas outlet (4), which are connected to the dryer (2), wherein the dryer (2) has, between the gas inlet (3) and the gas outlet (4), a receiving device (5) designed for receiving the products (P) to be dried, and comprising at least one gas-extraction device (6), which is connected to the gas outlet (4) and is intended for extracting gas (G) and entrained particles (P) of the products (P), wherein at least one gas-extraction device (6) has a gas-particle separator (7) with a fan (8) for producing a gas flow (GS), which fan (8) is located in a flow path (9) running from the gas outlet (3) via the gas outlet (4) and through the gas-particle separator (7), wherein, in an operating state of the gas-extraction device (6), the flow path (9) in the gas-particle separator (7) has a first flow path (10), in particular a main flow path (10a), and a second flow path (11), in particular a secondary flow path (11a), in such a way that a smaller mass flow of the particles (P) is provided in the first flow path (10) than in the second flow path (11), wherein the gas-extraction device (6) has a first output (12), in particular a main output (12a), into which the first flow path (10) merges, and a second output (13), in particular a secondary output (13a), into which the second flow path (11) merges, wherein the second output (13) is connected to a filter system (14).

An apparatus for drying biomass may have a first drying stage and a second drying stage configured to receive biomass and to expose the biomass to combustion gases to reduce a moisture content in the biomass, the first drying stage and the second drying stage being sealed. A pneumatic drying circuit is in fluid communication with the first drying stage and at least a second drying stage, the pneumatic drying conveyor configured to sequentially direct biomass from the first drying stage to the second drying stage using a flow of drying gases, the pneumatic drying circuit including a drying gas source configured to provide the drying gases, the pneumatic drying circuit connecting the first drying stage and at least a second drying stage to the drying gas source in a parallel arrangement. An exhaust circuit is in fluid communication with the first drying stage and the second drying stage for exhausting moisture from the first drying stage and the second drying stage.

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.