Microbial oil production from biomass hydrolysate by oleaginous yeast strains
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1. A method of producing lipids, comprising the steps ofhydrolyzing biomass with dilute acid to faun a hydrolysate containing sugars;
- culturing at least one species of oleaginous yeast in the hydrolysate under conditions that allow said oleaginous yeast to produce and accumulate lipids; and
extracting said lipids from said oleaginous yeast,wherein said dilute acid is present at a concentration of 0.05% w/v to 2% w/v.
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Abstract
Oleaginous yeast strains are used to hydrolyze biomass (e.g. wheat straw) that has been pretreated using dilute acid, in order to produce lipids. The lipids may be used as feedstock for producing biofuels.
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1. A method of producing lipids, comprising the steps of
hydrolyzing biomass with dilute acid to faun a hydrolysate containing sugars; -
culturing at least one species of oleaginous yeast in the hydrolysate under conditions that allow said oleaginous yeast to produce and accumulate lipids; and extracting said lipids from said oleaginous yeast, wherein said dilute acid is present at a concentration of 0.05% w/v to 2% w/v. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15)
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9. A method of producing biofuel, comprising the steps of
hydrolyzing biomass with dilute acid to form a hydrolysate containing sugars; -
culturing at least one species of oleaginous yeast in said hydrolysate under conditions that allow said oleaginous yeast to produce and accumulate lipids; extracting said lipids from said oleaginous yeast; and producing biofuel from said lipids extracted in said extracting step, wherein said dilute acid is present at a concentration of 0.05% w/v to 2% w/v. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A method of producing lipids, comprising the steps of
hydrolyzing biomass with dilute acid to form a hydrolysate, wherein the step of hydrolyzing produces at least 4 g/l of acetic acid in the hydrolysate; -
culturing at least one species of oleaginous yeast in the hydrolysate under conditions that allow said oleaginous yeast to produce and accumulate lipids; and extracting said lipids from said oleaginous yeast, wherein said dilute acid is present at a concentration of 0.05% w/v to 2% w/v.
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