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Renewable diesel and jet fuel from microbial sources

  • US 9,434,909 B2
  • Filed: 02/19/2014
  • Issued: 09/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for producing renewable diesel, comprising:

  • (a) providing glycerolipid isolated from a population of microalgae of the genus Prototheca, the population of microalgae heterotrophically cultivated in the presence of sucrose, wherein the microalgae are genetically engineered to express sucrose invertase; and

    (b) subjecting the isolated glycerolipid to chemical reactions to generate alkanes, wherein the chemical reactions are selected from the group consisting of hydrodeoxygenation, isomerization, and distillation to remove naptha,whereby renewable diesel is produced.

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