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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2015
H R D Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abbas Hassan, Houston, TX (US);
Aziz Hassan, Houston, TX (US);
Gregory G. Borsinger, Chatham, NJ (US);
Rayford Gaines Anthony, College Station, TX (US);
H R D Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Herein disclosed is a method of processing a medium containing algae microorganisms to produce algal oil and by-products, comprising providing the medium containing algae microorganisms; passing the medium through a rotor-stator high shear device; disintegrating cell walls of and intracellular organelles in the algae microorganisms to release algal oil and by-products; and removing the algae medium from an outlet of the high shear device. In an embodiment, disintegration is enhanced by a penetrating gas capable of permeating the cell wall. In an embodiment, enhancement is accomplished by super-saturation of the penetrating gas in the medium or increased gas pressure in a vessel. In an embodiment, the penetrating gas is different from the gas produced by the cell during respiration. A suitable system is also discussed in this disclosure.