date:Jan 07, 2013
cant increase in the amount of spent biomass produced after the extraction of the oil product. To be clear, Solazyme's heterotrophic algae fermentation process finishes with an output of oil, biomass, and water. The water is recycled, the oil is sold, but the biomass consisting of fiber and protein remains an open question in regards to its potential value.
Previously, in a 2010 interview, co-founder Harrison Dillon stated that the company was looking into the animal feed or fertilizer markets