Patent ID: 11920179
Assignee: nan
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of extracting lipids from a wet microalgal biomass comprising algal cells, comprising:
inoculating the wet microalgal biomass with a matched algal virus, the matched algal virus being characterized in that the algal virus infects the algal cells and replication of the algal virus ruptures the algal cells of the microalgal biomass;
incubating the matched algal virus with the wet microalgal biomass to initiate virus infection of the algal cells and replication of the algal virus;
continuing to incubate the matched algal virus with the wet microalgal biomass until the virus replication has disrupted at least 90% of the algal cells within the wet microalgal biomass; and
collecting crude lipids released from the disrupted algal cells.