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    The process for the dry fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass containing at least 50% by weight of lignins, cellulose and hemicelluloses comprises: a step (22) of fragmenting the biomass to obtain an ultrafine powder and at least one step (24) separation of a fraction enriched in cellulose, on the one hand, a fraction enriched in lignin, hemicelluloses and minerals on the other hand, by electrostatic sorting of ultrafine particles.
    公开号:FR3015312A1
    申请号:FR1363543
    申请日:2013-12-24
    公开日:2015-06-26
    发明作者:Bruno Piriou；Abdellatif Barakat；Xavier Rouau；Gilles Vaitilingom
    申请人:CIRAD CT DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECH AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DEV；Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique INRA；Centre de Cooperation Internationalel en Recherche Agronomique pour le Development CIRAD；
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    [0001] TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process for the dry fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass. It applies, in particular, to obtaining fractions enriched in cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, minerals and / or other constituents of interest. STATE OF THE ART The available biomasses include, in particular, agricultural by-products (such as straws, stems and leaves) and agro-food products (hulls, balls, envelopes, films), wood (in particular in the form of cutting products). , from leaves, bark, chips, chips and sawdust), energy crops, eg short-rotation coppice, annual and perennial crops, grasses, packaging and organic waste and dried fresh produce , terrestrial and aquatic plants.
    [0002] Lignocellulosic biomass refinery processes are involved in the supply of bioenergy, in the form of powder and ethanol, of biobased materials, especially for loading matrices and biomolecules with high added value, for example phenols, fatty acids and minerals. Known methods, physical or chemical, use pressing and intensive washing with water and organic solvents to recover lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. These techniques are very expensive in investment and energy. They have a very important impact on the economy of the process and on the environment. In addition, these processes are poorly adapted to the extraction of lignin, because of their cost and because the lignins extracted are often modified or contaminated by chemical reagents (sulphates, acetyls, etc.) and undergo reactions. depolymerization / repolymerization which make their recovery more difficult. In addition, the need for full recycling of the reagents economically penalizes this type of process. In chemical processes (extraction by solvent, in acid or alkaline medium ...), the functionalities of the biopolymers (lignins and polysaccharides such as cellulose and hemicelluloses) are altered or modified by secondary reactions of oxidation and hydrolysis, which penalizes their subsequent uses. In addition, in these processes, expensive energy and investment steps are necessary (neutralization, purification, drying, recycling and waste treatment, etc.). EP 0 330 462 describes an example of application of a fraction derived from biomass. This fraction is enriched with silica and other materials present in the ashes of rice husks. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to remedy all or part of these disadvantages. For this purpose, according to a first aspect, the present invention is directed to a process for the dry fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass comprising at least 50%, by mass, of lignins, cellulose and hemicelluloses, which process comprises: a step of fragmentation of the biomass for obtaining an ultrafine powder and - at least one step of separating a fraction enriched in cellulose, on the one hand, a fraction enriched in lignin and hemicelluloses on the other hand, by electrostatic sorting of ultrafine particles. Subsequent aerodynamic sorting (based on particle density) and dimensional sorting (based on particle size) operations can be applied to previously separated fractions to increase purity.
    [0003] The method that is the subject of the present invention makes it possible to concentrate lignins, minerals and polysaccharides without a solvent, without a chemical reagent and without recycling and waste treatment. This process makes it possible to valorize these different fractions very effectively in biomolecules and bio-sourced materials. A biobased product is a non-food product, partially or wholly derived from biomass. Bio-based products include high-value products such as those derived from fine chemicals (pharmaceuticals, perfumes, food additives, etc.), as well as specialty products (lubricants, detergents, etc.), or even convenience products (polymers, chemical intermediates, etc ...). The concept excludes traditional biobased products, such as those derived from pulp and paper, wood and biomass, used as a source of energy. It is a biobased product for a wide range of applications, and biobased material more specifically in the field of ecoconstruction.
    [0004] By "ultrafine powder" is meant here a set of particles whose median diameter (d50) is less than 200 pm (50% of the total volume of the particles corresponds to the volume of the particles of diameter less than d50). The homogeneity of the composition of the particles resulting from the grinding of plants increases when their size decreases. Thus, certain ultrafine particles have a high content of lignins, cellulose and / or hemicelluloses. It is noted that these lignins, celluloses and hemicelluloses are present in the walls of plants. The combination of ultrafine grinding steps (d50 particles less than 200 μm) lignocellulose (wood and by-products of the sector, by-products agricultural and agro-food, dedicated plants, municipal and industrial waste) and sorting in the middle strict sec (electrostatic sorting, tri-dimensional, aerodynamic sorting), can isolate fractions enriched in cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and / or minerals, without chemical modification, unlike the chemical fractionation processes developed so far.
    [0005] In embodiments, during the step of biomass fragmentation, a grinding of the biomass is carried out. In embodiments, during the step of fragmenting the biomass, a vibratory mill or rotating balls is used. In embodiments, the method which is the subject of the present invention comprises, upstream of the biomass fragmentation step, a step of pretreatment of the biomass. This pretreatment makes it possible to promote the deconstruction of the biomass. In embodiments, during the pretreatment step, the biomass is treated with a gas or acid, base or oxidizing or reducing aerosol. In embodiments, during the pretreatment step, the biomass is treated with acids in gaseous or aerosol form such as hydrochloric acid or acetic acid. The acids are known to hydrolyze the bonds within the polymers of the plant wall and thus to promote the rupture under mechanical stress. In embodiments, during the pretreatment step, the biomass is treated with gaseous or aerosol bases such as ammonia. The bases are known to promote the dissociation of macromolecular assemblies within the plant wall and thus to promote mechanical stress rupture. In embodiments, during the pretreatment stage, the biomass is treated with oxidizing gases such as oxygen or ozone.
    [0006] Oxidants are known to cause degradation of the phenolic constituents of the plant wall and thus promote mechanical stress rupture. In other embodiments, during the pretreatment step, the biomass is treated with an inert gas.
    [0007] By avoiding the oxidation of the particles, the fuel power of the powdery fractions obtained by the implementation of the process is increased. In embodiments, said inert gas is Argon. In other embodiments, said inert gas is nitrogen or carbon dioxide. In embodiments, the ultrafine particle sorting step comprises: a tribo-electrostatic charging step of ultrafine particles and at least one path deflection step in the electric field of the charged particles to sort the particles. The inventors have determined that this type of sorting is particularly effective.
    [0008] In embodiments, the method that is the subject of the present invention further comprises an electrode scraping step of an electrostatic sorting means implemented during the deflection step, in order to collect the particles fixed on an electrode after the particle deflection step. These embodiments make it possible to collect the particles fixed on the electrode, whose electric charge is high, which means that their constitution is particularly homogeneous. In embodiments, the method which is the subject of the present invention further comprises a step of cyclically reversing the polarity of each electrode of an electrostatic sorting means implemented during the deflection step.
    [0009] These embodiments make it possible to take off and collect the particles fixed to the electrodes, whose constitutions are particularly homogeneous and to collect the particles fixed on each electrode without mechanical action such as scraping.
    [0010] In embodiments, the method which is the subject of the present invention comprises, downstream of the deflection step, at least one secondary deviation step. The separation of the components resulting from the plurality of successive sorts produced by the method is then more precise. In embodiments, the least charged particles obtained after a first deflection step are recycled to the triboelectric separator. The advantage of these embodiments is that they allow particles whose electrical charge is undetermined after two electrostatic sorts to follow a new implementation of the method object of the present invention. In embodiments, the method which is the subject of the present invention comprises, downstream from at least one deflection step, a step of comparing the particle dimensions with respect to a predetermined limit value and a feed step of particle grinding means whose dimensions are greater than the predetermined limit. Thanks to these provisions, the particles that are too large to be sorted efficiently are crushed again so as to optimize their sorting. On the other hand, particles whose dimensions are nominal can be sorted again without further grinding. In embodiments, during the charging step, a dynamic fluidized air bed is used. The implementation of a fluidized air bed allows both the formation of electrostatic charges on the moving particles and their separation for sorting purposes. The present invention aims, according to a second aspect, an application of the method that is the subject of the present invention to the generation of biofuel from components enriched in lignocellulose and / or depleted of minerals. It is recalled here that a biofuel is a fuel produced from non-fossil organic materials, derived from biomass and which supplements or replaces fossil fuels. Biofuels include, in particular, biohydrogen, bioethanol, biomethane, and biopowder, or solid fuel.
    [0011] The present invention aims, according to a third aspect, an application of the method which is the subject of the present invention to obtaining fractions used in the manufacture of bio-sourced materials, for example particles serving as fillers in polymer matrices, allowing to modulate their properties (mechanical properties, permeability etc ...). The advantages, aims and particular characteristics of these applications object of the present invention being similar to those of the method object of the present invention, they are not recalled here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Other advantages, aims and particular characteristics of the invention will emerge from the following nonlimiting description of at least one particular embodiment of the device and the fractionation method that are the subject of the present invention, with regard to FIG. 1 represents, in the form of a logic diagram, steps of a particular embodiment of the method which is the subject of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic representation in section of FIG. 3 represents, schematically and in section, a first particular embodiment of the device that is the subject of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic sectional view of a second particular embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5 shows, schematically and in section, a part of one of the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 6 shows, in the form of a histogram, an enzymatic hydrolysis of fractions of wheat straw resulting from electrostatic sorting, FIG. 7 represents, in the form of a histogram, ash contents. Fractions obtained by carrying out the process which is the subject of the present invention on rice bales, FIG. 8 represents, in the form of a histogram, the cellulose contents of fractions obtained by the implementation of the object process. of the present invention on rice straw and - Figure 9 shows, in the form of a histogram, the lignin content of fractions obtained by the implementation of the method object of the present invention on rice straw.
    [0012] DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The present description is given in a non-limiting manner. As of now, we note that the figures are not to scale. An ultrafine is a powder whose particles have a median diameter of less than 200 micrometers, preferably between 10 micrometers and 200 113 micrometers. According to another definition, the term "ultrafine" a powder of which half (50%) by volume, particles have a size less than 200 micrometers (d50 <20011m), preferably less than 100 micrometers, more preferably less than 50 micrometers. To measure the particles, a laser granulometer can be implemented. The purpose of the dry plant refinery is to make biomass, and lignocellulosic biomass in particular, more suitable for a given end-use. This type of process has the particularity of not generating effluent pollutants, unlike the refinery in liquid way. FIG. 1 shows a particular embodiment of the lignocellulosic biomass dry fractionation process that is the subject of the present invention. This method comprises, for separating a fraction enriched in cellulose from a fraction enriched in lignin and hemicelluloses: a step 20 of pretreatment of the biomass; A step 22 of fragmenting the biomass to obtain an ultrafine powder; at least one step 24 for sorting ultrafine particles by electrostatic sorting. Fractions resulting from this step can then be subjected to optional aerodynamic sorting and / or tri-sorting steps to improve their purity. an optional step 32 of functionalization of at least one sorted fraction. The objective of step 20 of pretreatment of biomass, and lignocellulosic biomass in particular, is to modify its physico-chemical composition of surface or mass, to make it more suitable for the following steps. It may be to reduce the costs of grinding by making the biomass more fragile. It may also be to increase responsiveness. The pretreatment step preferably makes it possible to promote the deconstruction of the biomass during step 22 of biomass fragmentation. In modes of, during the pretreatment step, chemical treatment is carried out by gas, aerosol or vapor. An example of an aerosol is formed by nitrogen passing in ammonia to charge in microdrops. In embodiments, during the pretreatment step, the biomass is treated with a gas, especially an inert gas, for example argon, nitrogen or carbon dioxide. In the case of an application of the process to the generation of bioenergy, the pretreatment may comprise a heat treatment 100 at 300 ° C. in the absence of oxygen (roasting), which treatment makes the biomass brittle and thus promotes its grinding . In embodiments, during step 22 of biomass fragmentation, a grinding of the biomass is carried out. For example, a vibratory mill or rotary ball mill is used. It is noted that, in embodiments, the pretreatment step is simultaneous with step 22 of biomass fragmentation. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, step 24 for sorting the ultrafine particles comprises: a step 26 of tribo-electrostatic charging of ultrafine particles, at least one step 28 of electrostatic sorting by path deflection in the electric field charged particles for sorting the particles and a step of scraping at least one electrode of an electrostatic sorting means implemented during the deflection step, for collecting the particles fixed on an electrode after the particle deflection step. Step 26 of tribo-electrostatic charging is carried out, for example, by the collision between the particles and an inner surface of a conduit comprising a portion of PVC, Teflon and / or glass and steel, for example by the implementation a ventilated air bed thanks to a turbine or a fan for example. In particular, the particles comprising fractions enriched in ligno-cellulose are positively charged during step 26. This fluidized air bed moves the particles to carry out the charging step 26 and move these charged particles to electrostatic sorting means. In embodiments, the scraping step is completed or replaced by a step (not shown) of cyclically inverting the polarity of each electrode of an electrostatic sorting means implemented during the step deviation. By scraping or reversing the polarity, the particles attached to each electrode are peeled off and collected. Each electrostatic sorting step 28 is performed by path deflection of the electrically charged particles in an electric field produced between two electrodes. Particles comprising fractions enriched in cellulose are attracted by a negatively polarized electrode and the particles enriched in lignin and hemicelluloses and minerals are attracted by a positively polarized electrode, during step 28. Preferably, the step 28 of deflection of trajectory comprises two successive stages of trajectory deviation, primary and secondary, in two electrostatic sorting means connected in series. The separation of the components resulting from the plurality of successive sorts produced by the method is then more precise. In embodiments, at the output of a secondary deflection step, a tribo-electrostatic charge means is fed to particles which have not been separated after two sorting steps (collected in the central containers).
    [0013] The advantage of these embodiments is that they allow particles whose net electrical charge does not allow separation after two electrostatic sorts to follow a new implementation of the method object of the present invention. In embodiments, the method which is the subject of the present invention comprises, downstream of at least one deflection step, a step of comparing the particle dimensions with respect to a predetermined limit value and the particles whose dimensions are greater than at the predetermined limit are returned to the grinding step. Thus, particles that are too large to be efficiently sorted are crushed again so as to optimize their sorting. On the other hand, particles whose dimensions are nominal can be sorted again without undergoing additional grinding. In embodiments, during the charging step 26, a dynamic fluidized air bed is used. This fluidized air bed allows both the formation of electrostatic charges on the moving particles and their separation for sorting. The step 32 of functionalizing at least a fraction of sorted particles comprises, for example, a roasting step for densifying the energy content of the particles and to promote their flow properties.
    [0014] FIG. 2 shows a pretreatment means 60 for biomass, by the dry route. In this way, the lignocellulosic material is brought into contact with a gas with particular properties (acids, basic, oxidizing, reducing, etc.), in order to modify its fragmentability or its reactivity. A vibrating ball mill 62 provides access to the product during milling, so that a continuous and controlled flow of gas 66 through the product can be operated. Similarly, the filling of the tank 64 makes it possible to maintain the amount of gas in the tank 64 constant throughout the grinding process. Among the gases that can be used, the inert substances can modify the surface oxidation state of the lignocellulosic material and its reactivity. (argon, nitrogen, CO2) Of the usable gases, oxidants (e.g., oxygen, O 3 and ethylene) can alter the surface oxidation state of the lignocellulosic material and its reactivity. Acids and bases in gaseous form can be used (NH3, HCI, SOx, NOx ...). FIG. 3 shows a first embodiment of a device 100 for electrostatic sorting. This device 100 comprises: an inlet 105 of ultrafine particles resulting from grinding, a means 110 for tribo-electrostatic charging of the particles received and a means 120 for the main electrostatic sorting of the particles transmitted. The inlet 105 of ultrafine particles is, for example, a hopper or funnel configured to allow the pouring of a powder of ultrafine particles from grinding. The particles thus poured into the particle inlet 105 pass through a charging means 110 arranged, for example, under the inlet 105 of particles. This charging means 110 is configured so that the particles pass through this charging means 110 by gravitational force. In variants, the movement of the particles is ensured by a fluidized air bed system, that is to say ventilated by means of a turbine or a fan. The tribo-electrostatic charge is made by collision between the particles and the inner surface of a conduit. This surface comprises at least one portion of polyvinyl chloride (abbreviated "PVC"). In variants, this surface comprises at least a Teflon portion. In other variants, this surface comprises at least one glass part. In other variants, this surface comprises at least one steel part. PVC, Teflon, glass and steel have optimal properties for the charge of lignocellulose-rich particles. The charging means 110 is connected to the input of the sorting means 120. The means 120 for main electrostatic sorting of the transmitted particles comprises at least one electrode 125. This sorting means 120 is configured to sort the particles transmitted into fractions enriched in cellulose. This sorting is performed by using the electrode 125 polarized positively or negatively. Thus, the charged particles are attracted or repelled by the electrode 125. At the outlet of this main electrostatic sorting means 120, two conduits allow the particles to flow into two containers 130 and 135. In a first container 130 are discharged the particles have been attracted or repelled by the electrode 125 according to the polarization of the electrode 125. In the second container 135 are poured the other particles. In particular, the cellulose-enriched particles are loaded into the positive charge charging means. As a result, these cellulose-enriched particles are attracted to a negatively polarized electrode. Thus, the particles flowing into the conduit and then into the container 130 near the negatively charged electrode comprise fractions enriched in cellulose. Particles rich in lignin-hemicelluloses and minerals are attracted by the positive electrode and pour into the container 135. The ultrafine particles from grinding have the advantage of having a very homogeneous chemical composition. The tribo-electrostatic charging means 110 allows the particles to charge or discharge into electrons according to their main chemical component. The main electrostatic sorting means 120 thus separates the particles whose main components are different. The device 100 thus separates the enriched fractions into different components. FIG. 4 shows a second particular embodiment of the device 200 which is the subject of the present invention. This device comprises: a means 240 for grinding the ultrafine particle powder biomass comprising: a means 245 for configuring the grinding fineness achieved by the grinding means 240 and a means 275 for configuring the temperature of the medium 240 grinding; an input 205 of ultrafine particles resulting from grinding, a means 210 for tribo-electrostatic charging of the particles received, a means 220 for the main electrostatic sorting of the transmitted particles which comprises: two electrodes 225; an electrode-scraping means 280 of the main electrostatic sorting means 220 and a means 285 for inverting the polarity of an electrode 225 of the main electrostatic sorting means 220; two secondary electrostatic sorting means 250 each comprising two electrodes 255 and two means 270 for comparing the particle dimensions with respect to a predetermined limit value. The means 240 for grinding the ultrafine particle powder biomass is, for example, a centrifugal grinder configured to grind the biomass into ultrafine particles. This milling means 240 comprises means 245 for configuring the grinding fineness achieved by the milling means 240. This means 245 for configuring the fineness of the grinding is, for example, a touch screen on which a computer program shows the current grinding fineness, an interactive zone allowing a user to increase the fineness of grinding and an interactive zone allowing the user to reduce the fineness of grinding. Depending on the fineness of grinding configured, the grinding means 240 is configured to grind the powdered biomass of particles whose diameter has been defined by the configuration means 245. This grinding means 240 also comprises a means 275 for configuring the temperature of the milling means 240. This means 275 for configuring the temperature is, for example, a touch screen on which a computer program displays the temperature of the current milling means 240, an interactive zone enabling a user to increase said temperature and an interactive zone allowing the user to reduce said temperature. The inlet 205 of ultrafine particles resulting from grinding is, for example, a duct connecting the grinding means 240 and the means 210 for tribally () electrostatic charging of the particles received. The means 210 for tribo-electrostatic charging of the particles received is, for example, an inner surface of a duct of which at least a portion is made of glass, Teflon, PVC or steel. The particles passing through the conduit are charged in contact with the means 210 charge. In particular, cellulose is charged with positive charges. The particles move in the charging means 210 through the implementation of a dynamic fluidized air bed set in motion by a turbine, for example. The means 220 for the main electrostatic sorting of the transmitted particles is, for example, a cylindrical conduit on the inner surface of which two diametrically opposite electrodes 225 are placed. One of these electrodes 225 is positively polarized, and the other electrode 225 is negatively polarized. Near each of these electrodes 225 and downstream of the sorting means 220 are positioned two ducts configured to allow the passage of the particles being attracted by one or the other of the electrodes 225. The particles negatively charged by the means 210 charge are attracted to the positively charged electrode 225. The positively charged particles by the charging means 210 are attracted to the negatively charged electrode 225. This main electrostatic sorting means 220 further comprises means 280 for scraping the electrode of the main electrostatic sorting means 220. This scraper means 280 is, for example, a flexible plastic shape configured to match the shapes of the electrode 225 on which the shape is placed. This form is set in motion by a mechanical motor when the device is stopped.
    [0015] This scraping means 280 is configured to collect the particles thus scraped. The scraped particles have the particularity of having a large number of fractions attracted by the electrode 225, to the point that these particles are attached to the electrode 225. For example, in the case of a negatively charged electrode 225, the particles collected by the scraping means 280 mainly comprise fractions comprising cellulose. This main electrostatic sorting means 220 further comprises a means 285 for inverting the polarity of an electrode 225 of the main electrostatic sorting means 220. This polarity inversion means is for example an electronic circuit, implemented a tenth of a second every minute, configured to invert the polarity of the electrode 225. The polarity inversion allows to take off and collect the fixed particles on said electrode 225. In variants, the main electrostatic sorting means 220 comprises a scraper means 280 and a polarity reversal means 285 for each electrode 225 of the sorting means 220. At the end of each of the conduits of the main electrostatic sorting means 220, a means 250 secondary electrostatic sorting is positioned. Each of these secondary electrostatic sorting means 250 comprises a positively or negatively polarized electrode. The electrode of the secondary sorting means 250 is similarly polarized to the electrode near the conduit to which said secondary sorting means 250 is attached. In variants, the electrode of the secondary sorting means 250 is reverse biased to the electrode near the conduit to which said secondary sorting means 250 is attached.
    [0016] In variants, at least one secondary electrostatic sorting means 250 comprises two oppositely polarized electrodes situated on either side of said secondary sorting means 250. In this way, the particles comprising a majority of fractions comprising lignocellulose are attracted to one of the electrodes. Each secondary electrostatic sorting means 250 thus makes it possible, on the one hand, to sort the particles comprising a majority of cellulose and on the other hand a majority of lignin-hemicelluloses and minerals. At the outlet of each secondary sorting means 250 are positioned two ducts. A first conduit corresponds to a similar sorting result, referred to as "convergent", by the first sorting means 220 and the secondary sorting means 250 at the output of which this conduit is positioned. For example, a particle having a high proportion of cellulose is positively charged, then attracted by the negatively charged electrode in the sorting means 220, and finally attracted by the negatively charged electrode in the secondary sorting means 250. In the case where the result of the sorting of a particle by the sorting means 220 and the secondary sorting means 250 is different, it is said that the sorting result "diverges". In the case where the result of the sorting by the sorting means 220 and the secondary sorting means 250 diverges, the particle enters the second conduit at the output of said secondary sorting means 250.
    [0017] In variants, at least one secondary sorting means 250 comprises at least one scraping means 280 and / or a reverse polarity reversing means 285 similar to those configured for the main electrostatic sorting means 220. Each duct configured to receive the particles whose sorting result by the sorting means 220 and the secondary sorting means 250 diverges comprises a means 270 for comparing the particle dimensions with respect to a predetermined limit value. This comparison means 270 is, for example, a cyclone type sorter. In variants, this comparison means 270 is a filter configured to retain particles whose dimensions are greater than the predetermined limit value.
    [0018] Particles whose dimensions are greater than the predetermined limit value are transmitted to the grinding means 240 to be crushed again. Particles smaller than the predetermined limit value are passed back to the load means 210 for sorting. Ultrafine particles from grinding have the advantage of having a very homogeneous chemical composition. The tribo-electrostatic charging means 210 allows the particles to charge or discharge in electrons as a function of their main component. The main electrostatic sorting means 220 thus separates the particles whose main components are different. The device 200 thus separates the fractions of the biomass enriched into different components, these components having different properties and industrial applications.
    [0019] In addition, the separation of the components resulting from the plurality of successive sorts made by the main sorting means 220 and the two means 250 secondary sorting device 200 is then more accurate than if the device 200 had a single means 220 of main electrostatic sorting , as in the device 100 illustrated in FIG. 5. The device 200 concentrates the grinding means 240, the receiving means 205, the charging means 210 and the sorting means 220, 250. Thus, the device 200 is more compact. In addition, the powder does not have time to aggregate, to load in moisture, to oxidize or, more generally, to change state between grinding and sorting. The operation of the device is improved. The average diameter of the particles at the outlet of the grinding means 240 of the device 200 makes it possible to obtain particles which: have a homogeneous chemical composition and, once charged, remain mobile as a function of their charge in the presence of the electrodes. Thanks to the means 270 for comparing the device 200, the particles too large to be efficiently sorted are ground again so as to optimize the sorting of these particles. On the other hand, particles whose dimensions are nominal can be re-sorted without new grinding.
    [0020] The means 275 for configuring the temperature of the milling means 240 configured so that the biomass reaches a temperature at which at least one component of the biomass becomes brittle allows the grinding means 240 to grind the biomass into ultrafine particles more easily. The implementation of a fluidized air bed allows both the formation of electrostatic charges on the moving particles and their separation for sorting. The electrode scraper means 225 of the main electrostatic sorting means 220 collects the particles attached to the electrically charged electrode 225, which means that their constitution is particularly homogeneous. The means 285 for cyclically inverting the polarity of each electrode 225 of the main electrostatic sorting means 220 makes it possible to detach the particles attached to the electrodes 225) whose constitutions are particularly homogeneous and to collect the particles fixed on each electrode without mechanical action. such as scraping. FIG. 7 shows two cyclonic separation units 305 and 310 connected to the same single suction means 315. It is recalled that a cyclonic separation unit is a technological unit requiring rapid rotation to a gas in order to separate it. by centrifugation, the fine solid particles which are mixed therein. The entries of the cyclonic separation units 305 and 310 respectively constitute the containers 130 or 230, on the one hand, and 135 or 235, on the other hand.
    [0021] Examples of implementation and results obtained with the process In the tables of results below: - FO represents the initial sample, - F1 B + represents the fraction obtained on the positively charged electrode when only one stage is implemented - F1A- represents the fraction obtained on the negatively charged electrode when only one stage is used, - F2B + represents the fraction obtained on the positively charged electrode when, at the input of a second stage, the sample is the fraction F1 B +, - F2A- represents the fraction obtained on the negatively charged electrode when, at the input of a second stage, the sample is the fraction F1 A- and the termination of the name of the fraction in "e" means that the fraction was obtained by scraping the electrode. EXAMPLE 1 Application of the Method Which is the Subject of the Present Invention to Wheat Straw With regard to the method of preparation, a sample of raw wheat straw underwent the following refinery operations: - impregnation (without treatment), - no drying operation and - grinding. The wheat straw was milled without prior treatment with a moisture content of less than 20% (by weight). The mill used is an impact mill for particle sizes of less than 200 μm. The substrates are ground beforehand with the knife mill and then with the centrifugal grinder. The various ground materials or powders obtained were separated by electrostatic sorting under the following conditions: the feed is from 0.5 to 1 kg / h and the voltage is from 5 to 20 KV. The different fractions obtained are characterized, and an example of characterization is presented in Table 1 (the tribo-electrostatic tri is performed with electrodes having a potential difference of 15 kVolts, at a distance, between them, of 3 cm. and measuring 30 cm high and 10 cm wide). Table 1: Example of wheat straw - Composition of fractions, by weight. Fractions rate d50 (lm) ash lignin hemicellulose cellulose Recovered 15 FO 81.9 4.43 20.5 28.3 44.2 F1 A- 25 81.2 5.14 22.4 32.5 41.8 F1 B + 46 52.2 3.67 18.1 22.6 54.7 F1A-e 4 42.2 15.2 16.6 30.1 37.3 F1B + e 5 44.8 2.94 16.6 22.4 57 The recovered rate (second column) is given as a percentage of mass. It is observed that the combination of grinding operations of wheat straw and electrostatic sorting in a strict dry environment made it possible to isolate: on the one hand, fractions enriched in cellulose (up to 57.8% compared to 44%). , 2% in raw straw) and reduced in hemicelluloses (up to 22.4%, compared to 28.3% in raw straw) and, on the other hand, fractions enriched in lignin (up to 22, 4%, compared to 20.5% in raw straw), hemicelluloses (up to 32.5%, compared to 28.3% in raw straw) or lignin-hemicellulose complexes. On the electrodes, very rich mineral fractions were also obtained (up to 15.2% for the F1A fraction, compared to 4.4% in the raw straw) without chemical modifications. It can be seen from this table 1 that the fractions F1 B + and F1B + e contain more cellulose, in comparison with the other fractions. This cellulose can be used as a source of bioenergy after hydrolysis in glucose and fermentation (bioethanol and biogas). On the other hand, the F1A- and F1A-e fractions are enriched in lignin-hemicelluloses, which can be intended for the synthesis of bio-sourced materials.
    [0022] Thus, the bioavailability and transformation of cellulose to glucose (with a doubled rate compared to raw straw) has been improved without resorting to chemical pretreatments. Fractions enriched in lignin-hemicellulose complexes and in minerals which can be intended for the synthesis of bio-sourced materials have been concentrated.
    [0023] Figure 6 illustrates the enzymatic transformation of wheat straw fractions (see Barakat et al, Applied Energy 2013, 113 (2014) 97-105, which details the methods used here to analyze sugars, lignin and enzymatic purification). The white vertical bars represent, in mg / g, glucose (cellulose).
    [0024] The black vertical bars represent, in mg / g, the xylose (hemicelluloses). This figure shows the enrichment of hydrolyzable cellulose in fractions +. The glucose resulting from the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose can be used as a fermentation source for the production of bioethanol or other molecules for green chemistry, depending on the fermentation microorganisms used. Example 2: Rice Ball In the case of the rice husk, a sample of raw rice husk was subjected to the following operations: - knife milling, - paddle milling, - drying to a water content less than 10%, - rotating ball milling and - electrostatic sorting in two passes. FIG. 7 gives the fraction levels obtained by the implementation of the method which is the subject of the present invention on rice bales, as a percentage of mass, and the ash content of some of these fractions. Thus separated from rice balls: - a fraction enriched with minerals and especially silica and - a fraction enriched in lignin and cellulose and depleted in minerals. The fraction enriched in minerals and silica and can be used for the implementation of bio-sourced materials (concretes, for example).
    [0025] The fraction enriched in lignin and cellulose and depleted in minerals is usable for combustion applications. Example 3 Rice Straw FIGS. 8 and 9 represent, respectively, the contents of cellulose and lignin of various fractions obtained by the implementation of the method that is the subject of the present invention on a biomass constituted of rice straw. It is observed that this process makes it possible to obtain, on the one hand, fractions enriched in cellulose (F1 B + and F2B +) and, on the other hand, fractions enriched in lignin (F1 A- and F2A-).
    权利要求:
    Claims (15)
    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. Process for the dry fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass comprising at least 50% by weight of lignins, cellulose and hemicelluloses, characterized in that it comprises: a step (22) for fragmenting the biomass to obtain an ultrafine powder and - At least one step (24) for separating a fraction enriched in cellulose, on the one hand, a fraction enriched in lignin, hemicellulose and minerals on the other hand, by electrostatic sorting of ultrafine particles. 113
    [0002]
    2. The method of claim 1, wherein, during the step (24) of biomass fragmentation is carried out a grinding of the biomass.
    [0003]
    3. A process according to claim 2, wherein in the step (24) of fragmenting the biomass is carried out a vibratory mill or rotary ball mill.
    [0004]
    4. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, which comprises, upstream or during the step (24) of biomass fragmentation, a step (20) of pre-treatment of the biomass. 20
    [0005]
    5. The method of claim 4, wherein, during the pretreatment step (20), is carried out a chemical treatment of the powdery medium, by contact with a gas or an aerosol. 25
    [0006]
    6. The method of claim 4, wherein, during the pretreatment step (20), the biomass is treated with an acidic or basic or oxidizing gas.
    [0007]
    7. A process according to claim 4, wherein in the pretreatment step (20) the biomass is treated with an inert gas such as argon, nitrogen or carbon dioxide.
    [0008]
    8. Process according to one of claims 1 to 7, in which the fraction separation step (24) comprises: a step (26) of tribo-electrostatic charging of ultrafine particles and at least one step (28) trajectory deviation in the electric field of the charged particles to sort the particles.
    [0009]
    9. The method of claim 8, which further comprises an electrode scraping step (30) of an electrostatic sorting means implemented during the deflection step (28), for collecting the particles. attached to an electrode after the particle deflection step.
    [0010]
    10. Method according to one of claims 8 or 9, which further comprises a step (30) of cyclic inversion of the polarity of each electrode of an electrostatic sorting means implemented during the step deviation.
    [0011]
    11. Method according to one of claims 8 to 10, which comprises, downstream of the step (28) deflection, at least one secondary deflection step.
    [0012]
    12. Method according to one of claims 8 to 11, which comprises, downstream of at least one step (28) of deflection, a step of comparing the particle size with respect to a predetermined limit value and a step of supplying a grinding means into particles whose dimensions are greater than the predetermined limit.
    [0013]
    13. Method according to one of claims 8 to 12, wherein, during the step (26) of charging, it implements a dynamic fluidized air bed.
    [0014]
    14. Application of the process according to one of claims 1 to 13 to the generation of biofuel from the enriched fractions of cellulose or lignin-30 hemicelluloses.
    [0015]
    15. Application of the process according to one of claims 1 to 13, for obtaining fractions enriched either in cellulose, or in hemicelluloses-lignin or in minerals for the production of bio-sourced materials.
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