Inventors:
Gregory A. Anderson - Takaka, NZ
Vincent V. Cunetto - Hillsboro OR, US
International Classification:
C11B 1/00
C12M 1/00
Abstract:
Methods, vessels, and systems are provided for processing lipids contained in biomass, such as organisms grown in aqueous media or wastes in aqueous media, to produce fatty acid esters as components of a fuel, such as biofuels. The methods described herein are able to efficiently convert cellular lipids to biofuels from lipid-containing biomass such as algae.