Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
4-13-2012
Patent Number
patent number 8148120
Abstract
Disclosed are methods that can advantageously utilize the natural consumptive and conversion processes of an aquatic organism culture system to concentrate and separate microbial plant-generated lipids. For instance, an aquatic organism culture can be maintained and/or grown upon an algal biomass. The natural conversion processes of the animals allows for uptake and processing of the components of the algal biomass into animal lipid. The aquatic animal culture can then be easily harvested such that a high percentage of the converted algal-generated lipid can be extracted using a low cost, simple and quick process. The disclosed processes provide an efficient oil production, conversion and recovery system that can be economically scaled up for use in, for example, integrated bioenergy and biodiesel production.
Application Number
12/057869
Assignees
Clemson University (Clemson, SC, US)
Filing Date
2008-03-28
Primary/U.S. Class
435/134
Other/U.S. Class
435/289.1