91 results about "Miscanthus" patented technology

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of processing lignocellulosic material, comprising initial steam pretreatment to give pretreated lignocellulosic material with an average particle size, followed by refining to give refined lignocellulosic material with an average particle size, wherein the average particle of the pretreated lignocellulosic material is greater than the average particle size of the refined lignocellulosic material. In ceratin embodiments, the lignocellulosic material is selected from the group consisting of grass, switch grass, cord grass, rye grass, reedcanary grass, miscanthus, sugar-processing residues, sugar cane bagasse, agricultural wastes, rice straw, rice hulls, barley straw, corn cobs, cereal straw, wheat straw, canola straw, oat straw, oat hulls, corn fiber, stover, soybean stover, corn stover, forestry wastes, recycled wood pulp fiber, sawdust, hardwood, and softwoo.

A process for converting lignocellulosic materials which are field residues such as cotton stalks and corn stover, process residues such as sugarcane bagasse and sweet sorghum bagasse, woody parts of energy crops such as switchgrass and miscanthus, forest residues or byproducts of the wood processing industries such as sawdust from sawmills to a liquid biofuel by a series of processing steps wherein the feed materials are hydrolysed in three stages and withdrawn as three product streams each consisting of solubilized fragments of one of the three major components of the feed materials and a set of concurrently operating processing steps wherein each of the three product streams is transformed through chemical or biochemical processes into products, such as pure lignin and ethanol, that have a high calorific value and process wherein these products with high calorific value are combined to form a liquid biofuel.

The invention provides a method for producing a medium-density fiberboard through branches and trunk of ricinus communis and stalks of miscanthus. The method comprises the following steps: 1, after the branches and trunk of ricinus communis and stalks of miscanthus are mixed, cutting the mixture into pieces; 2, humidifying and preheating the pieces, and performing fiber separation through a defibrator; 3, applying urea resin, an ammonium chloride curing agent and a paraffin waterproofing agent after fiber mixing, and uniformly mixing; 4, drying the fiber mixture; 5, screening the dried fibers, and manufacturing the fiber rough board through hot pressing of a hot press; 6, cooling the rough board, cutting edges and sanding, so as to obtain the finished product medium-density fiberboard. The medium-density fiberboard manufactured through the method provided by the invention is smooth in surface, uniform in fiber texture, moderate in density, good in dimensional stability, good in machining performance, high in bonding strength, static bending strength and plane tensile strength, good in elastic modulus, strong in bolt holding force, and low in moisture absorption and water absorption performance. According to the method, the branches and trunk of ricinus communis and stalks of miscanthus are used to produce the fiberboard, that branches and trunk of ricinus communis are cut down in successive years for updating is achieved and the forest fire caused by stalks of miscanthus is eliminated, and the method is suitable for areas, where ricinus communis and miscanthus grow.

A method and apparatus for processing harvested miscanthus or other rhizomes to condition them for replanting to grow miscanthus plants Quantities of clusters of rhizomes are supplied to a first inclined ramp conveyor, the clusters of rhizomes are caught on a mechanism that pushes the clusters of rhizomes to a location where the clusters of rhizomes encounter obstructers that cooperate with the mechanism to cut and reduce the size of the clusters. The reduced size clusters are vibrated to loosen and separate soil from the reduced size cluster of rhizomes, washed to wash dirt from the clusters, and collected for supply to a planter.