Investigations on microalgal oil production from Arthrospira platensis: towards more sustainable biodiesel production

Baunillo, Kate E.; Tan, Roger Salvacion; Barros, Higinio R.; Luque, Rafael

doi:10.1039/c2ra21796a

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“…Overall, all four samples samples contained high amounts of palmitic acid, i.e., palmitic acid accounts for 21–30 mol % of the total amount of fatty acids (FA tot ) (Table ). In addition, The contents and type of fatty acids that formed the majority of the FA tot in these sources, as indicated with an asterisk in Table , were similar to literature findings for NAN, , TET, , SCE, , and ART. , …”

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Comparison of Protein Extracts from Various Unicellular Green Sources

Teuling

Wierenga

Schrama

et al. 2017

J. Agric. Food Chem.

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Photosynthetic unicellular organisms are considered as promising alternative protein sources. The aim of this study is to understand the extent to which these green sources differ with respect to their gross composition and how these differences affect the final protein isolate. Using mild isolation techniques, proteins were extracted and isolated from four different unicellular sources (Arthrospira (spirulina) maxima, Nannochloropsis gaditana, Tetraselmis impellucida, and Scenedesmus dimorphus). Despite differences in protein contents of the sources (27–62% w/w) and in protein extractability (17–74% w/w), final protein isolates were obtained that had similar protein contents (62–77% w/w) and protein yields (3–9% w/w). Protein solubility as a function of pH was different between the sources and in ionic strength dependency, especially at pH < 4.0. Overall, the characterization and extraction protocol used allows a relatively fast and well-described isolation of purified proteins from novel protein sources.

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confidence: 85%

“…In addition, The contents and type of fatty acids that formed the majority of the FA tot in these sources, as indicated with an asterisk in Table 3 , were similar to literature findings for NAN, 29 , 30 TET, 31 , 32 SCE, 31 , 33 and ART. 34 , 35 …”

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Comparison of Protein Extracts from Various Unicellular Green Sources

Teuling

Wierenga

Schrama

et al. 2017

J. Agric. Food Chem.

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“…Although Arthrospira platensis is known for its very low lipid content (Martins et al, 2016;Baunillo et al, 2012), under nutrients limitation it accumulates carbohydrates that can reach 60% -65% of dry biomass (Markou et al, 2013). Baunillo et al (2012) reported for Arthrospira platensis the largest lipid content of 20% achieved in growth under phosphorus and nitrogen deprivation, and obtained 42% of crude biodiesel yield, with 55% of fatty acids methyl ester (FAME) content that consisted mainly of C16: 0 and C18: 2, similar to that of conventional biodiesel (Luque et al, 2008). In another study, Markou et al (2013) cultivated Arthrospira platensis in medium with phosphorus limitation for using the resulting carbohydrate-enriched biomass as substrate for the bioethanol production by fermentation, reaching the highest bioethanol yield of approximately 16 g of ethanol per gram of biomass.…”

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Microalgae for biotechnological applications: Cultivation, harvesting and biomass processing

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“…However, in some microalgal strains, low lipid content of less than 40% on dry weight biomass can also be seen. On a color basis, the order of lipid content is algae green > algae yellow-green > algae red > algae blood-red > algae blue-green [39].…”

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Food Industries Wastewater Recycling for Biodiesel Production through Microalgal Remediation

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This article is an overview of a biosystem of food-industry wastewater (WW) treatment using microalgae towards circular bioeconomy through biosynthesis of compounds of added-value. Focusing on circular bioeconomy with concern to environmental pollution, the management of water-resource and energy-crisis could be combined; by upgrading conventional WW treatment and simultaneously producing a renewable and sustainable source of energy algal-lipids for biodiesel production. Phyco-remediation of food WW using microalgae has revealed many advantages that can fulfill new demands for the WW treatment. WWs can be valuable resources of micronutrients and organic content (carbon source) for algal cultivation. In this review, prospective routes for the production of value-added compounds (polysaccharides, amino acids, biofuels, and biopigments) along with the bioremediation of food industry WW have been discussed. Furthermore, limitations and issues of phyco-remediation of WW using microalgae have also been reviewed with perspectives for further research and development.

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Investigations on microalgal oil production from Arthrospira platensis: towards more sustainable biodiesel production

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

Comparison of Protein Extracts from Various Unicellular Green Sources

Comparison of Protein Extracts from Various Unicellular Green Sources

Microalgae for biotechnological applications: Cultivation, harvesting and biomass processing

Food Industries Wastewater Recycling for Biodiesel Production through Microalgal Remediation

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