University of Wyoming

Karen E Wawrousek

Alan E Bland

Patrick Richards

Tengyan Zhang

Methods and systems for the biological conversion of pretreated or solubilized coal or waste coal into biofuels. Coal () may be pretreated perhaps in a pretreatment reactor (). Pretreated coal or even solubilized coal may be introduced into a processing reactor such as a bioreactor () containing a plurality of microorganisms () such as oleaginous microorganisms which can convert at least some of the pretreated or solubilized coal into lipids () or biomass (), which then may be used directly or as a precursor for various products such as biofuels, feedstock, or the like.

Methods and systems for biological coal-to-biofuels and bioproducts

Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions () from sources () may be processed in at least one processing reactor () containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria () which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass () which may then be used for various products () such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Bacteria that reduce oxidized nitrogenous species () may be used to supply reduced nitrogenous compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria ().

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Laramie, WY, United States of America

Karen E Wawrousek