Abstract: The present invention provides commercially viable, large-scale methods for concentrating microalgae with an average diameter of about 20 ?m or less. The methods find use in concentrating microalgae with an average diameter of about 5 ?m or less, for example, Nannochloropsis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 19, 2008
Publication date:
June 25, 2009
Applicant:
Aurora Biofuels, Inc.
Inventors:
Guido Radaelli, Daniel Fleischer, Bertrand Vick, Matthew Caspari, Joseph Weissman, David Rice