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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Maoqi Feng, San Antonio, TX (US);
Darius D. Daruwalla, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jimell Erwin, San Antonio, TX (US);
W. Kennedy Gauger, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Maoqi Feng, San Antonio, TX (US);
Darius D. Daruwalla, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jimell Erwin, San Antonio, TX (US);
W. Kennedy Gauger, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11B 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11B 1/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for the extraction of lipids from living cells utilizing liquid carbon dioxide optionally in the presence of a porous inorganic matrix or polymer coating as well as additional solvents to improve extraction efficiency. The cells may also optionally be treated a photosensitive material to promote cellular photosynthesis.