The present invention is directed to a process for the production of thermally stabilized agglomerated lignin, which avoids melting and/or significant foaming during subsequent thermal processing. The process comprises the steps of providing agglomerated lignin and heating the agglomerated lignin to obtain thermally stabilized agglomerated lignin. The thermally stabilized lignin can be further processed to a carbon enriched material.

Described herein are reusable, mesh-based catalysts with superior mechanical stability and magnetic separability wherein the mesh may be formed in a variety of shapes and can be easily separated from a process stream and in combination with biomass torrefaction, reduces toxic emissions and produce hydrogen gas, which can be burned at the facility to generate heat or electricity.

Described are compositions and methods relating to modified yeast that over-express MIG transcriptional regulator polypeptides. The yeast produces a deceased amount of acetate compared to parental cells. Such yeast is particularly useful for large-scale ethanol production from starch substrates where acetate in an undesirable end product.

Described herein are recombinant host organisms expressing a sugar transporter and an active pentose fermentation pathway. Also described are processes for producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol, from starch or cellulosic-containing material with the recombinant host organisms.

The present invention relates to a pressing device for, in particular, long-stemmed plant material for providing a bale from the plant material, the pressing device comprising a pressing chamber with a pressing space to which plant material can be supplied by means of a supply apparatus via a supply opening, a pressing element movable from an initial position into an end position with a drive apparatus for compressing the plant material, and a binding apparatus, wherein the pressing space is delimited laterally by a wall for forming a pressing box, and an abutment delimits the pressing space, against which abutment the plant material is compressible during the movement of the pressing element into a first partial bale, wherein the first partial bale provided in this manner is transportable through a transport opening of the pressing space into a following space, wherein by means of the pressing element at least one further partial bale can be provided by compressing further plant material introduced into the pressing space against at least one abutment arranged at the pressing chamber, wherein the partial bales can be output via an output opening of the pressing chamber, and wherein the two or more partial bales can be joined by means of the binding device to form a final bale. The invention also relates to a pressing system and a method for providing a final bale with a pressing device.

The invention relates to a picking-up device for bales (14) formed by compression of an, in particular, long-stemmed plant material, comprising a first side part (48), a second side part (50) spaced apart relative thereto in a first spatial direction (42), and connection units (66) for connecting the side parts (48, 50) along the first spatial direction (42), wherein the side parts (48, 50) are designed to assume a transport state relative to one another in which a receiving space (40) is defined between the side parts (48, 50) and bales (14) are positioned, for transport purposes, between the side parts (48, 50) in the receiving space (50), and to assume a filling state in which the side parts (48, 50) are at a greater distance relative to one another in the first spatial direction (42) than in the transport state and in which the bales (14) are instertable into the receiving space (40) along a second spatial direction (44) transverse to the first spatial direction via an insertion opening (68) arranged between the side parts (48, 50). In addition, the invention relates to a picking-up system with such a picking-up device.

The present invention is directed to a renewable methanol production system generally comprising: 1. a water capture module for directly capturing water from air to provide water in a liquid form; 2. an electrolysis module for electrolysis of the liquid water to produce hydrogen; 3. an exothermic reactor for reacting the hydrogen from the electrolysis module with carbon dioxide to produce renewable methanol.

The present invention is related to the use of nitrates of ethers of glycerol and ethanol as diesel cetane improvers, and the production process of the same, aiming at producing an additive from glycerol from biodiesel production and bringing to the additive market an option more economical and efficient to facilitate the ignition of diesel and improve the cetane number of said fuel.

The invention relates to a method for producing an oil rich fraction (OF) from primary feedstock (FS) that comprises water, first salt, second salt, and biomass. The feedstock (FS) is provided to a first reaction zone (Z1) of a conversion reactor (100), where it is allowed to react at a temperature of at least 350° C. in a pressure of at least 160 bar to form converted primary feedstock. The method comprises separating from the converted primary feedstock a first salt rich fraction (SF1), a second salt rich fraction (SF2), and an oil rich fraction (OF). The method comprises withdrawing the oil rich fraction (OF) from the first reaction zone (Z1) and withdrawing the first salt rich fraction (SF1) and the second salt rich fraction (SF2) from the conversion reactor (100). In the method the first salt rich fraction (SF1) comprises at least some of the first salt dissolved in the water, the second salt rich fraction (SF2) comprises at least some of the second salt in solid form, and at least one of the first salt and the second salt is a salt capable of catalysing the reaction of the biomass of the primary feedstock (FS) with the water of the primary feedstock (FS) to produce the oil rich fraction (OF). A device for the same.

Antimicrobial compositions comprising one or more compound components generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and related methods of use, such compositions and methods as can be employed in a wide range of agricultural, industrial, building, pharmaceutical and/or personal care products and applications.