The University of Texas System

Corn Value Products

Zivko Nikolov

Ying-Ying Chang

Martin B Dickman

Daniel Hammes

Eliezer Silva Louzada

David Paustian

Paul J De Figueiredo

Troy Lohrmann

Brian D Shaw

Joseph M Sturino

Lei Li

The present invention includes a system and method for making a biofuel comprising: providing a nitrogen-limiting, minimal growth media comprising glycerol, sugars generated from cellulosic biomass or both, under conditions in which an oleaginous microbe converts the growth media into at least one of triacylglycerol, neutral lipids, fatty acids, long-chain fatty acids, and hydrocarbons that is secreted by the microbe.

Transformation of glycerol and cellulosic materials into high energy fuels

Processes for improving the properties of byproducts of dry milling are described. In one process, fractionated plant seed tissue is soaked such that starch is loosened and washed away in the soaking liquid. A byproduct results that has decreased starch content, and when the byproduct includes germ tissue, has increased oil content. In a process, short soak times and lower temperatures are used as compared to traditional wet milling processes, and results in a byproduct that has both increased protein dispersibility index and increased oil content. Lower pH may further increase oil and protein dispersibility index levels. When a higher pH is used, protein dispersibility increases, regardless of the temperature of the soaking liquid.

Process for improving products of dry milling

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College Station, TX, United States of America

Zivko Nikolov