Thomas R Smith
Electrician at Hewlett Gulch Rd, Red Feather Lakes, CO
License number
Colorado 1981
Issued Date
May 18, 1979
Renew Date
Mar 1, 2009
Expiration Date
Sep 30, 2011
Type
Master Electrician
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Address
1675 Hewlett Gulch Rd, Red Feather Lakes, CO 80536
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511 Dove Ct, Grand Junction, CO 81507
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Continuous Algal Biodiesel Production Facility
US Patent:
2009007, Mar 19, 2009
Filed:
Jul 28, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/181217
Inventors:
Mark T. Machacek - Fort Collins CO, US
Thomas Gordon Smith - Livermore CO, US
Thomas Gordon Smith - Livermore CO, US
International Classification:
C10L 1/18
US Classification:
44308
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention concern methods, compositions, and apparatus for the continuous conversion of algal lipids into biodiesel. In some embodiments, the biodiesel is formed in a multi-step sequence, the first steps occurring in the presence of water and a strong acid wherein the lipids are released from the algae by means of mechanical and chemical action and are then hydrolyzed to free fatty acids. In a subsequent step, this free fatty acid mixture is reacted with methanol to generate fatty acid methyl esters (also known as biodiesel). Such methods produce biodiesel from algal lipids without the requirement for separate algal cell lysis or lipid extraction or purification prior to the acid catalysis sequence. In other embodiments, the multi-step acid catalysis sequence occurs at 100° C. at two atmospheres of pressure.