FRACTIONATION OF OIL-BEARING MICROBIAL BIOMASS

The invention generally relates to the production of hydrocarbon compositions, such as a lipid, in microorganisms. In particular, the invention provides methods for extracting, recovering, isolating and obtaining a lipid from a microorganism and compositions comprising the lipid. The invention also...

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Hauptverfasser: WITTENBERG, JON, DAY, ANTHONY G, FRANKLIN, SCOTT, DILLON, HARRISON F, ELEFANT, DAN
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Sprache:eng ; spa
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Zusammenfassung:The invention generally relates to the production of hydrocarbon compositions, such as a lipid, in microorganisms. In particular, the invention provides methods for extracting, recovering, isolating and obtaining a lipid from a microorganism and compositions comprising the lipid. The invention also discloses methods for producing hydrocarbon compositions for use as biodiesel, renewable diesel, jet fuel, and other materials. La invención se refiere en general a la producción de composiciones de hidrocarburo, tal como un lípido, en microorganismos. En particular, la invención proporciona métodos para extraer, recuperar, aislar y obtener un lípido de un microorganismo y composiciones que comprenden el lípido. La invención también divulga métodos para producir composiciones de hidrocarburo para su uso como biodiesel, diesel renovable, combustible a chorro y otros materiales.