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Flowable microbial oil

US10676709B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Mara Renewables Corporation · CA

Inventors

Xuan Jiang · Shanghai, CN
Dorothy A. Dennis · Halifax, CA
Roberto E. Armenta · Dartmouth, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 20, 2017
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N1/12
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Provided herein is a method for obtaining flowable oil comprising the steps of providing a population of oil-producing microorganisms; recovering oil from the microorganisms, wherein the oil is at a first temperature; reducing the first temperature over a first period of time to a second temperature; and applying mechanical energy to the oil during the first period of time thereby producing the flowable oil.

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