Microalga and process for producing hydrocarbon
US7981648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P30/20
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel microalga that produces hydrocarbons available as an alternative fuel to a diesel fuel (light oil).The present invention relates to a novel microalga Pseudochoricystis ellipsoidea having the ability to produce hydrocarbons, and to a process for producing hydrocarbons, characterized by culturing a microalga belonging to the genus Pseudochoricystis or the genus Choricystis having the ability to produce hydrocarbons, and collecting the hydrocarbon from the resulting cultured product.
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