Abstract: A method for processing biomass comprising heating an aqueous slurry comprising biomass, water and a phosphate catalyst in a pressure vessel at a temperature of about 150° C. to about 500° C. to produce a mixture comprising a dispersion of an organic phase and an aqueous phase.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 11, 2009
Date of Patent:
May 27, 2014
Assignee:
Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation Limited
Inventors:
Ian James Miller, Rhys Antony Batchelor
Abstract: A method for processing biomass comprising heating an aqueous slurry comprising biomass, water and a phosphate catalyst in a pressure vessel at a temperature of about 150° C. to about 500° C. to produce a mixture comprising a dispersion of an organic phase and an aqueous phase.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 11, 2009
Publication date:
October 6, 2011
Applicant:
AQUAFLOW BIONOMIC CORPORATION LIMITED
Inventors:
Ian James Miller, Rhys Antony Batchelor
Abstract: A method for producing an algal biomass that readily separable from water, and preferably sterile, the method comprising heating an aqueous slurry of algae comprising a mixture of an algal biomass, optionally together with a suitable separation agent, and water in a pressure vessel at a temperature of about 140° C. to about 300° C. and a pressure sufficient to maintain the liquid phase. The method produces an algal biomass that is more readily separable from water and an aqueous phase containing organic chemicals.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 11, 2009
Publication date:
September 29, 2011
Applicant:
AQUAFLOW BIONOMIC CORPORATION LIMITED
Inventors:
Ian James Miller, Rhys Antony Batchelor