公开(公告)号：US20180265900A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15544503

申请日：2016-01-19

Applicant: BIOPROCESS ALGAE

Inventor： Toby Ahrens ,  Adam CROTTEAU ,  Christopher MALONEY ,  Thiruvenkadam VISWANATHAN

IPC: C12P7/10 ,  C12N9/26

CPC classification number: C12P7/10 ,  C12N9/2411 ,  C12P7/6463 ,  C12P2201/00 ,  C12P2203/00 ,  Y02E50/16 ,  Y02E50/17

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the production of biofuels and, in particular, to a process for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation using a microalgae substrate. According to one aspect of the present invention, a process is provided in which the temperature and pH of a broth mixture are adjusted to slow the rate of glucose conversion and to match the glucose metabolizing rate of the microalgae.