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Comparison of several methods for effective lipid extraction from microalgae

Lee, Jae-Yon, Yoo, Chan, Jun, So-Young, Ahn, Chi-Yong, Oh, Hee-Mock·2010·Bioresource Technology

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Various methods, including autoclaving, bead-beating, microwaves, sonication, and a 10% NaCl solution, were tested to identify the most effective cell disruption method. The total lipids from Botryococcus sp., Chlorella vulgaris, and Scenedesmus sp. were extracted using a mixture of chloroform and methanol (1:1). The lipid contents from the three species were 5.4-11.9, 7.9-8.1, 10.0-28.6, 6.1-8.8, and 6.8-10.9 g L(-1) when using autoclaving, bead-beating, microwaves, sonication, and a 10% NaCl solution, respectively. Botryococcus sp. showed the highest oleic acid productivity at 5.7 mg L(-1)d(-1) when the cells were disrupted using the microwave oven method. Thus, among the tested methods, the microwave oven method was identified as the most simple, easy, and effective for lipid extraction from microalgae.

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Authors
Lee, J.-Y., Yoo, C., Jun, S.-Y., Ahn, C.-Y., & Oh, H.-M.
Affiliations
Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KR)
Corresponding author
Oh, Hee-Mock
Venue
Bioresource Technology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-01
Volume
101
Issue
1
Pages
S75-S77
ISSN
0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2168003071
Cited by
1,279
References
17
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FWCI
24.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • KRIBB Repository (submittedVersion)
Funders
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Keywords
microalgal lipid extraction, sonication, bead beating, autoclaving, Botryococcus, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus, microalgal lipids
MeSH terms
Methanol, Chlorophyta, Cells, Cultured, Chloroform, Chemical Fractionation, Lipids, Solvents, Time Factors, Biomass, Bioreactors

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