OzBIONY tm is a novel biomass pretreatment process to fractionate biomass into cellulose-rich and lignin-rich components without damaging its properties. By introducing dry ozone onto the biomass surface in a horizontal reactor equipped with a ribbon mixer, the lignin in the biomass could be degraded. Washing the degraded sample with NaOH could completely separate the biomass and obtain cellulose-rich component. The prototype is available for upgrading the reactor system to a smart machine for commercial applications. The name of the process have been file in class 42.
