US 12,404,484 B2
Systems and methods for conversion of a biomass into biofuel using a geothermal heat source
Beau G. Perry, San Francisco, CA (US); and Tracy McSheery, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Blue Evolution Inc., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed by Blue Evolution Inc., Los Altos, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/637,067.
Application 18/637,067 is a continuation of application No. 17/990,032, filed on Nov. 18, 2022, granted, now 11,959,055, issued on Apr. 16, 2024.
Application 17/990,032 is a continuation of application No. 17/570,068, filed on Jan. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,505,772, issued on Nov. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0409862 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/02 (2006.01); C12M 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC C12M 21/12 (2013.01) [C12M 33/00 (2013.01); C12M 41/18 (2013.01); C12M 43/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for converting a biomass into a biofuel comprising:
a biomass processing station arranged to receive the biomass from a biomass harvester, output the biomass to a hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) converter, and receive a processed biomass from the HTL converter;
a conduit arranged to transport the biomass from the biomass processing station to the HTL converter and transport the processed biomass from the HTL converter to the biomass processing station, wherein a portion of the conduit is located below the surface of an ocean; and
the HTL converter including a heat exchanger arranged to transfer thermal energy from a geothermal heat source to the biomass to convert the biomass into the processed biomass, wherein the geothermal heat source is located below the surface of the ocean.