Journal
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 499-511Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-013-1397-9
Keywords
Biodiesel; Microalgae; Chlorella; Lipid productivity; Outdoor cultivation
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- Department of Biotechnology, India [BT/PR484/PBD/26/259/2011]
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The present study reports evaluation of an indigenous microalgal isolate Chlorella sp. FC2 IITG as a potential candidate for biodiesel production. Characterization of the strain was performed under photoautotrophic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic cultivation conditions. Further, an open-pond cultivation of the strain under outdoor conditions was demonstrated to evaluate growth performance and lipid productivity under fluctuating environmental parameters and in the presence of potential contaminants. The key findings were: (1) the difference in cultivation conditions resulted in significant variation in the biomass productivity (73-114 mg l(-1) day(-1)) and total lipid productivity (35.02-50.42 mg l(-1) day(-1)) of the strain; (2) nitrate and phosphate starvation were found to be the triggers for lipid accumulation in the cell mass; (3) open-pond cultivation of the strain under outdoor conditions resulted in biomass productivity of 44 mg l(-1) day(-1) and total lipid productivity of 10.7 mg l(-1) day(-1); (4) a maximum detectable bacterial contamination of 7 % of the total number of cells was recorded in an open-pond system; and (5) fatty acid profiling revealed abundance of palmitic acid (C16:0), oleic acid (C18:1) and linoleic acid (C18:2), which are considered to be the key elements for suitable quality biodiesel.
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