TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The carbon-based molecule is non-polar, lipophilic fuel molecule, or hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbon is long-chain hydrocarbon. The long-chain hydrocarbon is long-chain alkane or an alkene. The carbon-based molecule is selected from alkane, alkene, and fatty acid ester; 1-nonadecene, pentadecane, a hexadecane, a heptadecane, and a fatty acid butyl ester; lipophilic fuel molecule; 1-nonadecene. The alkane is selected from pentadecane, hexadecane, and heptadecane. The fatty acid butyl ester is selected from butyl myristate, butyl palmitate, butyl heptadecanoate, butyl oleate, and butyl stearate. The solvent layer comprises dodecane. The solvent layer comprises a hydrocarbon, where the number of carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon is 6-30. The biphasic solution comprises at least one antioxidant; and further comprises butylated hydroxytoluene. The biphasic solution comprises at least one internal standard; and further comprises heptacosane. The cyclodextrin is selected from alpha -cyclodextrin, beta -cyclodextrin, and gamma -cyclodextrin. The cyclodextrin is methylated (preferably methyl- beta -cyclodextrin). The biphasic solution has a pH of less than 8 (preferably less than 6, especially less than 4). Preferred Cell: The cell has at least one genetic modification. The cell contains heterologously expressed transporter pathways. The heterologously expressed transporter pathway comprises at least one protein that is over-expressed. The protein component of the heterologously expressed transporter pathways is involved in the transfer of the carbon-based molecules to the outer membrane of the cell, where the expression of the gene encoding the protein is modulated. The expression of the gene encoding the protein is increased. Preferred Method: In the method (M1), at least one lipophilic molecule is transferred from the cell to the solvent layer. The method (M1) further involves extracting the carbon-based product from the solvent layer. The method (M2) further involves at least one repetition of the steps with the cell. The method (M2) involves continuous culture of the cell. In the method (M1), extracting a non-polar carbon-based molecule from photosynthetic microbe involves culturing a photosynthetic microbe in a biphasic system, and collecting the non-polar carbon-based molecule from the non-polar phase of the biphasic system. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.