Patent ID: 9034595
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: C12N,C12P,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for generating biofuels, comprising: growing algae in an algae growth environment; recovering a first fuel or fuel blending product and a residual product in the form of energy, algae husks, and/or solids from a feed comprising algae-derived biomass obtained from the algae growth environment; and converting a non-algal biomass feed into a second fuel or fuel blending product, the conversion including use of at least one residual product from the recovering of the first fuel or fuel blending product as an energy or mechanical input for the conversion, wherein at least one compound produced in the conversion of the non-algal biomass into a second fuel or fuel blending product is used as a nutrient for said algae growth or as a reagent for said recovery of the first fuel or fuel blending product.