SLIDE 4 High rates of drop-in biofuel recovery
Paraffins 68.5% Gasoline C5-C12 40-205˚C 67% Naphthenes 30.0% Kerosene C10-C16 175-325˚C 15% Olefins <0.2% Diesel C14-C20 250-350˚C 15% Aromatics 1.4% Residuals >C70 >600˚C 3%
60 - 70% of crude
converted to gasoline Comparable to petroleum
Hillen et al. (1982) Biotechnol Bioeng 24:193
Hydrocracking (497˚C/high pressure/catalyst) Distillation
30-40% of B. braunii dry weight
Liquid hydrocarbons are easily recovered from colony
Improving HPC resource utilization in the genome assembly
- f a biofuel producing green algae
Dan Browne, PhD Candidate, Devarenne Lab, Biochemistry & Biophysics Department, Texas A&M University