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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2009
Paul DE Figueiredo, College Station, TX (US);
Lei LI, College Station, TX (US);
Zivko Nikolov, College Station, TX (US);
Brian D. Shaw, College Station, TX (US);
Martin B. Dickman, College Station, TX (US);
Eliezer S. Louzada, McAllen, TX (US);
Joseph M. Sturino, College Station, TX (US);
Ying-ying Chang, Taipei, TW;
Paul de Figueiredo, College Station, TX (US);
Lei Li, College Station, TX (US);
Zivko Nikolov, College Station, TX (US);
Brian D. Shaw, College Station, TX (US);
Martin B. Dickman, College Station, TX (US);
Eliezer S. Louzada, McAllen, TX (US);
Joseph M. Sturino, College Station, TX (US);
Ying-Ying Chang, Taipei, TW;
THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, College Station, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a system and method for making a biofuel comprising: providing a nitrogen-limiting, minimal growth media comprising glycerol, sugars generated from cellulosic biomass or both, under conditions in which an oleaginous microbe converts the growth media into at least one of triacylglycerol, neutral lipids, fatty acids, long-chain fatty acids, and hydrocarbons that is secreted by the microbe.