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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Olli Aaltonen, Helsinki, FI;
Olli Jauhiainen, Espoo, FI;
Mervi Hujanen, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NESTE OYJ, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 3/00 (2006.01); C07C 69/00 (2006.01); B01D 11/02 (2006.01); C11B 1/10 (2006.01); C11B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11B 1/10 (2013.01); C11B 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for recovery of lipids from microbial biomass, including providing wet microbial biomass to thermal pretreatment of at least 100° C. in a pressure vessel, subjecting the thermally pretreated microbial biomass to extraction using a liquid hydrocarbon as an extractant, and subsequently, recovering a product containing lipids.