Graham D Ellis

US Patent:

20120266530, Oct 25, 2012

Filed:

Mar 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/422931

Inventors:

Graham Ellis - Belmont CA, US
Robert Florence - San Mateo CA, US
Adriano Galvez - Gilbert AZ, US
Tyler Painter - Orinda CA, US
Sonia Sousa - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

SOLAZYME, INC. - South San Francisco CA

International Classification:

C10L 5/44
C10G 1/00

US Classification:

44500, 585240, 44605, 44535

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

8563296, Oct 22, 2013

Filed:

Nov 24, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/953865

Inventors:

David W. Greer - Cary IL, US
Graham Ellis - Belmont CA, US
Edward Zbacnik - Fox River Grove IL, US
Lubo Zhou - Inverness IL, US

Assignee:

UOP LLC - Des Plaines IL

International Classification:

C12N 1/12

US Classification:

4352571, 435183, 435821, 435946, 435243

Abstract:

Embodiments of a process for discharging amine byproducts formed in an amine-based solvent are provided. The process comprises the steps of contacting the amine-based solvent with flue gas comprising carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, NO, SO, or mixtures thereof to form a carbon dioxide-laden amine-based solvent that contains the amine byproducts. Carbon dioxide is separated from the carbon dioxide-laden amine-based solvent to form a carbon dioxide-depleted amine-based solvent. The amine byproducts from the carbon dioxide-depleted amine-based solvent are fed to an algae source.