Methods for removing contaminants from algal oil
Abstract
Methods for removing contaminants from algal oil are provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises the steps of combining a sulfuric acid-aqueous solution that has a pH of about 1 or less with a contaminant-containing algal oil at treatment conditions effective to form an effluent. The effluent comprises a treated algal oil phase and contaminants in an acidic aqueous phase. The contaminants comprise metals, phosphorus, or combinations thereof. The acidic aqueous phase is removed from the effluent to form a contaminant-depleted algal oil.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1326816
- Patent Number(s):
- 9453181
- Application Number:
- 14/561,702
- Assignee:
- UOP LLC (Des Plaines, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C11 - ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES C11B - PRODUCING
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0003046
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Dec 05
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 09 BIOMASS FUELS
Citation Formats
Lupton, Francis Stephen. Methods for removing contaminants from algal oil. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web.
Lupton, Francis Stephen. Methods for removing contaminants from algal oil. United States.
Lupton, Francis Stephen. Tue .
"Methods for removing contaminants from algal oil". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1326816.
@article{osti_1326816,
title = {Methods for removing contaminants from algal oil},
author = {Lupton, Francis Stephen},
abstractNote = {Methods for removing contaminants from algal oil are provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises the steps of combining a sulfuric acid-aqueous solution that has a pH of about 1 or less with a contaminant-containing algal oil at treatment conditions effective to form an effluent. The effluent comprises a treated algal oil phase and contaminants in an acidic aqueous phase. The contaminants comprise metals, phosphorus, or combinations thereof. The acidic aqueous phase is removed from the effluent to form a contaminant-depleted algal oil.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Tue Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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