METHOD FOR EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATION OF OILS FROM MICROALGAL BIOMASS USING HIGH-PRESSURE CO2 AS A SOLUTE

摘要

The present invention provides methods for the isolation of oils from intact or lysed microorganisms in aqueous media with pressurized carbon dioxide as a solute. Such oils may be used for the production of biofuels. Also provided for are methods for harvesting and rupturing whole cell microorganisms in aqueous media with pressurized carbon dioxide as a solute