US 12,215,286 B2
Reactor for the hydrothermal treatment of biomass
Christiaan Martinus van der Meijden, The Hague (NL); and Jan Remmert Pels, The Hague (NL)
Assigned to Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO, The Hague (NL)
Appl. No. 17/636,382
Filed by Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO, The Hague (NL)
PCT Filed Aug. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/073342
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/032842, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19192881 (EP), filed on Aug. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0267687 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. C10J 3/82 (2006.01); B01J 4/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/24 (2006.01)
CPC C10J 3/82 (2013.01) [B01J 4/007 (2013.01); B01J 19/0013 (2013.01); B01J 19/2415 (2013.01); B01J 2204/005 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00076 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00182 (2013.01); B01J 2219/187 (2013.01); C10J 2200/36 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0916 (2013.01); C10J 2300/0923 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hydrothermal reactor, comprising:
an inlet for receiving an aqueous mixture, positioned at the top part of the reactor interior;
a tube-shaped reactor interior, which is inclined at an angle in the range of 1-45°;
a first zone in the reactor interior comprising a means for heating the aqueous mixture to a predetermined temperature;
a second zone in the reactor interior for keeping the aqueous mixture at the predetermined temperature;
a third zone in the reactor interior for cooling the aqueous mixture;
an outlet for discharging a hydrothermally treated aqueous mixture, positioned at the bottom part of the reactor interior; and
an outlet for discharging gas, positioned at the top part of the reactor interior.