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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Mara Renewables Corporation, Dartmouth, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MARA Renewables Corporation, Dartmouth, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/26 (2006.01); C11B 1/02 (2006.01); C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C07C 7/10 (2006.01); C11B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/26 (2013.01); C07C 7/10 (2013.01); C11B 1/02 (2013.01); C11B 1/10 (2013.01); C12N 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is a method for obtaining flowable oil comprising the steps of providing a population of oil-producing microorganisms; recovering oil from the microorganisms, wherein the oil is at a first temperature; reducing the first temperature over a first period of time to a second temperature; and applying mechanical energy to the oil during the first period of time thereby producing the flowable oil.