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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Phillip E. Savage, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Levine, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tanawan Pinnarat, Bangkok, TH;
Phillip E. Savage, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Robert Levine, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tanawan Pinnarat, Bangkok, TH;
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of producing a biodiesel from a wet biomass is provided. The method includes providing the wet biomass that includes water and biomass solids. The method also includes heating the wet biomass at a first temperature and a first pressure for a time period ranging from 10 to 480 minutes to form an aqueous solution and a solid agglomerate containing a hydrolyzed lipid component. The method also includes step of transesterifying the hydrolyzed lipid component to form biodiesel.