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

Claim 11:
12. 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, the inoculating being at a virus-to-algae ratio of at least 1.46×10−8, the wet microalgal biomass comprising at least 99% water;
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 virus with the wet microalgal biomass until the virus replication has disrupted at least 99% of the algal cells within the wet microalgal biomass; and
solvent extracting crude lipids released from the disrupted algal cells.