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US 2025/0145938 A1Published application
Algae-based bioplastics and methods of making
OwnerNaohiro KATOinventor
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Abstract
Provided for are methods of producing triacylglycerol-accumulated microalgae, methods for making bioplastics from triacylglycerol-accumulated microalgae, methods for making alga-mixed plastics, and products including these bioplastics. Methods of triacylglycerol accumulation using centrifugation are also provided. Products such as plastic beads and other consumer products can be made from the bioplastics described herein.
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A method of producing triacylglycerol-accumulated microalgae, comprising:
- selecting and culturing a species of microalgae capable of triacylglycerol accumulation from centrifugation;
- centrifuging the cultured microalgae during the stationary phase of growth;
- extracting precipitate formed during centrifugation;
- incubating the precipitate, resulting in triacylglycerol-accumulated microalgae.
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