Opportunities for Nannochloropsis gaditana biomass through the isolation of its components and biodiesel production

Green Processing and Synthesis

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Alvaro Mendoza¹  Gemma Vicente¹  L. F. Bautista¹  Victoria Morales¹ 

[1] Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

关键词: biobased products;    biofuels;    biorefinery;    microalga;    oleaginous microorganisms;   

DOI  :  10.1515/gps-2014-0094

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

Biomass from oleaginous microorganisms is an attractive source of materials used for the production of renewable fuels and industrial products due to its high productivity and the fact that it does not compete with human food. To ensure the economic feasibility and environmental sustainability of microbial biomass as feedstock, it is necessary to integrate its production and processing into the biorefinery concept. To achieve this goal, biodiesel production and fractionation of the whole biomass into different types of compounds (lipids, proteins, etc.) and further processing of each fraction must be performed. In the present work, the use of a microbial biomass source, the microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana, has been assessed as potential biorefinery feedstock.

【 授权许可】

CC BY