公开(公告)号：US11173525B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US15661405

申请日：2017-07-27

申请人： RENMATIX, INC.

发明人： Daniel Clay Floyd ,  Todd Michael Mclarty ,  Frederick John Moesler ,  Charles Sebastian Sanderson

IPC分类号： B08B9/032 ,  B08B3/10 ,  B08B7/00 ,  B08B3/08 ,  B08B9/08

摘要： Vessels can be become fouled due to normal operation thereof, for example, during lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis, and the vessel will become inoperable unless the fouling is removed from the vessel. Accordingly, methods are disclosed herein for removing fouling substances from the interior surfaces of fouled pressurized vessels. The methods utilize a brief rapid change of pressure in the vessel. In some embodiments, the rapid pressure change is a decrease, and the rapid pressure change causes, for example, increased velocity of the fluid flowing in the vessel, flashing of a portion of the fluid to vapor, and removal of the fouling substance adhered to the interior surface of the vessel.