Method, container and uses for converting biomass materials into soluble substances by one-step

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for converting biomass material into soluble substances by one-step, comprising: converting biomass materials into soluble substances by one-step by electrolyzing at a certain time under the condition of constant current using bipolar three-dimension-electrodes system, wherein bipolar three-dimension-electrodes system including an anode, a cathode, particle electrodes and electrolyte, and in electrolyzing process, the particle electrodes and the biomass materials being suspended in the electrolyte. The present invention also discloses a container for converting biomass materials into soluble substances by one-step, comprising: A tank which holds electrolyte at the interior thereof, wherein the side wall of the tank is provided with an opening, the opening is provided with a permeable membrane, and the opening also communicates with a discharge pipe; A pair of electrode plates which are immersed into the electrolyte by at least a part thereof, wherein the pair of electrode plates space from each other and connect to positive pole and negative pole of power supply respectively to form anode and cathode in energized state respectively; and, Particle electrodes which are in granular form and are suspended in the electrolyte. The present invention also discloses uses of soluble substances that are prepared by any one of the methods.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a method for converting biomass materials into soluble substances by one-step, and relates to a container for converting biomass materials into soluble substances, and also relates to uses for soluble substances that are converted from biomass materials.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Biomass materials are the most abundant and cheapest renewable resources. The production of fuel ethanol and the chemicals from biomass materials that have abundant resources, such as agricultural wastes (straw, bagasse, corn stover), forestry wastes (sawdust, wood branches, etc.) and marine algae (green algae, brown algae, red algae), has become a research hotspot at home and abroad. The conversion of biomass materials into chemicals may meet the growing energy needs of human society, reduce dependence on increasingly scarce fossil fuels, and achieve the goal of lowering pollution and protecting the environment. However, the natural biomass materials ar...

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Benefits of technology

The patent text discusses the research work of the applicant that explains how organisms like termites and fungus can quickly and easily break down biomass materials. The process is made possible because these organisms produce radicals that oxidize and modify the structure of biomass materials, making them easier to degrade. The invention aims to provide a method for converting biomass materials into soluble substances without the need for additional enzymes or chemicals. The method is efficient and works at neutral pH and in energy-charged conditions. Overall, the invention has the advantage of being able to quickly and efficiently break down biomass materials.

Problems solved by technology

However, the natural biomass materials are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis due to having the characteristics of dense structure, composition diversity and complexity of the chemical structure, etc.

The process for converting biomass materials into high value-added products is more complex, which needs pretreatment process that can destroy the barrier of biomass materials that are resistant to degradation, needs enzymatic saccharification process of producing sugars, and needs organisms to produce high value-added products from sugars.

The entire process often takes at least more than a week, which costs too much and does not apply to industrial applications.

But so far, lignin is rarely used effectively.

But the process of conversion of lignin is relatively complex and costly.

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