PYROLYSIS OIL AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITIONS FROM MICROBIAL BIOMASS

摘要

Oleaginous microbial biomass is subjected to pyrolysis to make microbial pyrolysis oil for use as a fuel or is otherwise formed into combustible products for the generation of heat and/or light.

主权项

1. A gasification method employing biomass from an oleaginous microbe as a feedstock, wherein said biomass comprises spent microbial biomass, less than about 20% protein by dry cell weight, and about 1-20% lipid by dry cell weight, said method comprising the steps of heating said biomass at a temperature of from about 200 to 1400 degrees C. in an atmosphere containing less than 3% V/V oxygen to produce a gas containing a mixture of hydrocarbons.