BANKS, Charles,THOMPSON, Nicholas Mark,PURI, Dhivya Jyoti,SPELLER, Peter,STUART-PAUL, Craig
申请号：
EP20160826139
公开号：
EP3386655(A1)
申请日:
2016.12.08
申请国别(地区):
欧洲专利局
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A method for processing mixed waste comprising the steps of a) separating the waste into at least two parts; a mainly food waste (fines) and (ii) mainly paper and other recyclable material (overs), and b) pulping the overs and washing the overs to obtain a cellulose rich biomass. The over pulping step may employ hydro-mechanical pulping. Optionally, the fines may also be processed to obtain a cellulose rich biomass, preferably by thermo-mechanical pulping. The waste may be municipal solid waste from households and commercial establishments. The separation step is ideally performed using a trommel or screen. Ideally the separated fines have a diameter of less than 200mm. Preferably any plastics or metal materials are removed from the pulped waste before the washing step. Textiles may be removed prior to pulping the overs. A cellulose rich biomass comprising 6% ash and a glucan:xylan ratio of between 5 to 8:1 is also disclosed.
