{"id":252537,"date":"2026-05-22T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/jenike-granted-patent-for-jen-zero-biomass-feeding-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:35:06","slug":"jenike-granted-patent-for-jen-zero-biomass-feeding-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/jenike-granted-patent-for-jen-zero-biomass-feeding-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenike Granted Patent for Jen-Zero? Biomass Feeding Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renewableenergymagazine.com\/biomass\/jenike-granted-patent-for-jenzeroa--biomass-20260522\">Jenike Granted Patent for Jen-Zero? Biomass Feeding Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renewableenergymagazine.com\/biomass\/jenike-granted-patent-for-jenzeroa--biomass-20260522\">https:\/\/www.renewableenergymagazine.com\/biomass\/jenike-granted-patent-for-jenzeroa&#8211;biomass-20260522<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-22 11:24:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.renewableenergymagazine.com\">www.renewableenergymagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In biomass and waste-to-energy applications, the \u201cpressure gap\u201d has long limited commercial scalability. Materials such as MSW, forest residue, and agricultural residue are difficult to feed into pressurized systems without bridging, compaction, or flow instability. These challenges have historically required energy-intensive pre-processing such as grinding or pelletizing the feedstock or have led to inconsistent reactor performance.<\/p>\n<p>Jen-Zero\u2122 addresses this bottleneck through a fundamentally different engineering approach. At the core of the patented system is a <span>diverging pressurization geometry<\/span>, which contrasts with traditional converging designs that tend to compact material and restrict flow. The divergence allows material to discharge in a nearly free fall manner, thereby promoting natural flow behavior without restricting material flow.<\/p>\n<p>This approach also enables effective handling of biomass \u201cspringback\u201d\u2014a well-known phenomenon where compressed material may jam and form flow obstruction when the pressure applied on it is released. The patented geometry mitigates this effect, resulting in a <span>stable, continuous, and pulse-free feed directly into high-pressure reactors<\/span>, without the need for pelletizing or other costly pre-processing steps.<\/p>\n<p>The technology has been engineered for industrial-scale performance, with systems capable of handling up to 1,000 tons per day of biomass or MSW while maintaining consistent reliability. By improving uptime and reducing maintenance demands, Jen-Zero\u2122 supports more efficient and economically viable waste-to-energy and biofuel operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis patent represents not just a novel concept, but a validated engineering solution built on decades of bulk solids science,\u201d said Dr Jayant Khambekar, the lead inventor of Jen-Zero\u2122. \u201cIt provides the industry with a reliable pathway to overcome feeding limitations that have constrained progress toward sustainable energy systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Herman Purutyan, the CEO of Jenike&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renewableenergymagazine.com\/biomass\/jenike-granted-patent-for-jenzeroa--biomass-20260522\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenike Granted Patent for Jen-Zero? 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