Biological Oils for Use in Compression Engines and Methods for Producing Such Oils
AssigneeBP Corporation North America Inc.
InventorsRyan Shea, Jon Hanson, Kirk E. Apt, Bill Barclay, Jacob Borden, Michael Foster
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are oils, including fatty acid triglyceride and fatty acid ester compositions suitable for the production of biofuel, biofuels, and methods for producing such materials and compositions. These materials and compositions comprise substantially no sterol glycosides.
Claims22
An oil suitable for the production of a biofuel, wherein the oil comprises:
- substantially no sterol glycosides, and
- material obtained from a culture comprising one or more oleaginous microorganisms.
A biofuel, wherein the biofuel comprises:
- substantially no sterol glycosides, and
- at least one fatty acid C1-C4 alkyl ester derived from an oil obtained from a culture comprising one or more oleaginous microorganisms.
A method of producing a feedstock suitable for use in the production of a biofuel, the method comprising:
- growing a culture of an oleaginous microorganism in a presence of a carbon source,
- wherein material produced by the culture comprises substantially no sterol glycosides.
A method of producing a fatty acid derivative composition, the method comprising:
- growing a culture of an oleaginous microorganism in the presence of a carbon source, wherein material produced by the microorganism comprises substantially no sterol glycosides,
- lysing the microorganism to produce a lysate;
- and
- isolating an oil from the lysate.
A fatty acid methyl ester composition comprising:
- substantially no sterol glycosides, and
- at least one fatty acid methyl ester derived from an oil obtained from a culture comprising one or more oleaginous microorganisms.
A fatty acid triglyceride composition comprising:
- substantially no sterol glycosides, and
- at least one fatty acid triglyceride obtained from a culture comprising one or more oleaginous microorganisms.
A production system comprising:
- a fatty triglyceride production vessel adapted to receive a carbon source, and a culture of an oleaginous microorganism,
- wherein material produced by the microorganism comprises substantially no sterol glycosides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.