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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Russell Chianelli, El Paso, TX (US);
Calvin Hildebrand, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Joaquin Rodriguez, El Paso, TX (US);
Inventors:
Russell Chianelli, El Paso, TX (US);
Calvin Hildebrand, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Joaquin Rodriguez, El Paso, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/06 (2006.01); C12N 13/00 (2006.01); C11B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel low cost separation process for separating lipid oil from an algal biomass for biofuel production is described herein. The process of the present invention comprises of two steps: (i) breaking the algae cells and (ii) separation of the lipid oils from the broken cells. The separated lipids are extracted by conventional techniques followed by conversion to a biofuel.