CPC C10L 9/083 (2013.01) [B01J 6/00 (2013.01); B01J 19/0006 (2013.01); B01J 19/0013 (2013.01); C10L 5/442 (2013.01); C10L 5/445 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00051 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00162 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00164 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00186 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0469 (2013.01); C10L 2290/02 (2013.01); C10L 2290/06 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of performing torrefaction of biomass within a reactor to form a primarily solid product, comprising:
increasing a flow rate of a fluid comprising oxygen into the reactor in which the biomass is torrefied, wherein the increasing is performed, at least in part, based upon a measurement of a characteristic of the reactor and/or a characteristic of the biomass; and
decreasing a flow rate of a fluid comprising oxygen into the reactor in which the biomass is torrefied, wherein the decreasing is performed, at least in part, based upon a measurement of a characteristic of the reactor and/or a characteristic of the biomass.
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