Apparatus for producing saccharide solution that uses biomass as feedstock

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PATENT NO 9587217
APP PUB NO 20130309761A1
SERIAL NO

13982420

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An apparatus for treating a biomass feedstock at a high temperature, includes a cooling device 90 for cooling a biomass treated liquid at a high temperature; an enzymatic saccharification tank 103 for saccharifying a cooled treated liquid 101B with an enzyme; a solid-liquid separation apparatus 112 for removing water-slightly soluble substances contained in a saccharide solution 104 taken out from the enzymatic saccharification tank 103 and a foreign substance removing unit 113 provided with a microfiltration (MF) membrane 113a; a dilution tank 132, disposed downstream of the foreign substance removing unit 113, for diluting the saccharide solution from which the water-slightly soluble substances are removed by adding water thereto; a water separation unit 116, provided with a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane 116a, for removing water 114 from the diluted saccharide solution so as to obtain concentrated saccharide solution 115.

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MITSUBISHI POWER ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD1-8 SAKURAGI-CHO 1-CHOME NAKA-KU YOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 231-0062

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kondo, Gaku Tokyo, JP 10 17
Kurihara, Hiroyuki Kanagawa, JP 77 361
Minamino, Atsushi Kanagawa, JP 31 179
Nishimoto, Haruka Hyogo, JP 2 2
Nishimura, Akira Hyogo, JP 109 2038
Ogura, Kentaro Hyogo, JP 4 2
Suzuki, Hideo Tokyo, JP 375 5761
Yamauchi, Takahiro Hyogo, JP 32 74

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