Modified diatoms for biofuel production
US10087453B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E50/10
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides engineered diatoms and methods of producing oil using diatoms. The invention also provides methods of modifying the lipids quantity and/or quality produced by diatom organisms through genome engineering. Also provided are oils, fuels, oleochemicals, chemical precursors, and other compounds manufactured from such modified diatoms.
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