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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Guido Radaelli, Oakland, CA (US);
Daniel Fleischer, Oakland, CA (US);
Guido Radaelli, Oakland, CA (US);
Daniel Fleischer, Oakland, CA (US);
Aurora Algae, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Abstract
Presented herein are exemplary systems and methods for extracting lipids from a wet algal biomass. An exemplary method comprises lysing a wet algal biomass with an insoluble granular lysing agent to create a lysate, creating a lipid-rich phase in the lysate, and separating the lipid-rich phase from the lysate. An exemplary system comprises a lysing station for creating a lysate from a wet algal biomass and a separation station for creating and separating a lipid-rich phase from the lysate. According to further exemplary systems and methods, ultrasound may be used in place of or in addition to a lysing agent to lyse the wet algal biomass.