Effect of carbon sources on growth and lipid accumulation of newly isolated microalgae cultured under mixotrophic condition
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In order to produce microalgal lipids that can be transformed to biodiesel fuel, one isolate with high lipid content was identified as Chlorella sp. Y8-1. The growth and lipid productivity of an isolated microalga Chlorella sp. Y8-1 were investigated under different cultivation conditions, including autotrophic growth (CO2, with light), heterotrophic growth (sucrose, without light) and mixotrophic growth (organic carbon sources and CO2, with light). Mixotrophic Chlorella sp. Y8-1 showed higher lipid content (35.5±4.2%) and higher lipid productivity (0.01 g/L/d) than Chlorella sp. Y8-1 cultivated under autotrophic and heterotrophic conditions on modified Walne medium. Fatty acid analysis of Chlorella sp. Y8-1 showed the major presence of palmitic acid (C16:0), oleic acid (C18:1), linoleic acid (C18:2) and linolenic acids (C18:3). The main fatty acid compositions of the Chlorella sp. Y8-1 are appropriate for biodiesel production.
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By adding 0.5 g/L sucrose, lipid content (35.5%) and lipid productivity (0.01 g/L/d) of Chlorella sp. under mixotrophic conditions were higher than in heterotrophic and autotrophic cultures.
“Experimental results showed that, by adding 0.5 g L -1 sucrose, lipid content (35.5%) and lipid productivity (0.01 g L -1 d -1 ) under mixotrophic conditions were higher than those in the heterotrophic and autotrophic cultures.”
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- Authors
- Lin, T.-S., & Wu, J.-Y.
- Affiliations
- Dayeh University (TW)
- Corresponding author
- Wu, Jane-Yii
- Venue
- Bioresource Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-05
- Volume
- 184
- Pages
- 100-107
- ISSN
- 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2086468615
- Cited by
- 170
- References
- 39
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- FWCI
- 3.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Council of Republic of China (NSC 100-2632-B-212-001-MY3)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Keywords
- microalgae, lipid accumulation, mixotrophic cultivation, carbon source, biodiesel feedstock, fatty acid composition, autotrophic growth, heterotrophic growth, lipid productivity, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linolenic acid
- MeSH terms
- Carbon, Fatty Acids, Lipids, Phylogeny, Sucrose, Time Factors, Biomass, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Phototrophic Processes, Autotrophic Processes, Heterotrophic Processes, Microalgae
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