Solazyme, Inc.

Terravia Holdings, Inc.

Sonia Sousa

Jeffrey Jacob Cernohous

Ali Harlin

Adam R Pawloski

Jaakko Pere

John Piechocki

Tiina Liitiä

Anna-Stiina Jääskeläinen

Adrienne McKee

Christiane Laine

Jani Kiuru

Kalle Nättinen

Adriano Galvez

Graham Ellis

Robert Florence

Tyler Painter

Provided are biomass-based materials and valuable uses of microalgal biomass including: (i) acetylation of microalgal biomass to produce a material useful in the production of thermoplastics; (ii) use of triglyceride containing microalgal biomass for production of thermoplastics; (iii) combination of microalgal biomass and at least one type of plant polymer to produce a material useful in the production of thermoplastics; (iv) anionization of microalgal biomass to form a water absorbant material; (v) cationization of microalgal biomass, and optional flocculation, to form a water absorbant material; (vi) crosslinking of anionized microalgal biomass; (vii) carbonization of microalgal biomass; and (viii) use of microalgal biomass in the making of paper.

Algal thermoplastics, thermosets, paper, adsorbants and absorbants

Oleaginous microbial biomass is subjected to pyrolysis to make microbial pyrolysis oil for use as a fuel or is otherwise formed into combustible products for the generation of heat and/or light.

Pyrolysis oil and other combustible compositions from microbial biomass

Growing community of inventors

South San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Sonia Sousa