Methods and systems for biological coal-to-biofuels and bioproducts
Abstract
Methods and systems for the biological conversion of pretreated or solubilized coal or waste coal into biofuels. Coal (10) may be pretreated perhaps in a pretreatment reactor (13). Pretreated coal or even solubilized coal may be introduced into a processing reactor such as a bioreactor (16) containing a plurality of microorganisms (9) such as oleaginous microorganisms which can convert at least some of the pretreated or solubilized coal into lipids (19) or biomass (18), which then may be used directly or as a precursor for various products such as biofuels, feedstock, or the like.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1632541
- Patent Number(s):
- 10557155
- Application Number:
- 14/776,272
- Assignee:
- The University of Wyoming Research Corporation (Laramie, WY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07C - ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-08NT43293
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 03/14/2014
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
Citation Formats
Wawrousek, Karen E., Richards, Patrick, and Bland, Alan E. Methods and systems for biological coal-to-biofuels and bioproducts. United States: N. p., 2020.
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