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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 24, Issue 33, Pages 25627-25633Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6595-3
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Biodiesel; Fungal lipids; Fatty acid methyl esters; Fungi; Trichoderma; Non-stirring culture
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- SEP-CONACyT [55784]
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Oleaginous microorganisms such as microalgae, yeasts, bacteria and filamentous fungi are alternative sources of vegetal or animal fats for biodiesel production. This research evaluated the lipid production by the biomass Trichoderma koningiopsis MX1 with a non-stirring culture at room temperature, and fungal lipids were extracted through three techniques for biodiesel generation purposes. The three modified lipid extraction techniques yielded 18.4, 10.3 and 17.1 % of fungal lipids. The trans-esterification of lipids indicated that the controlling components for biodiesel were palmitic (40.8 %) and linoleic acids (ranging from 37.6 % to 41.2 %). Results show that fungal cultural conditions and the lipid extraction technique are determinants for producing biodiesel from fungal lipids. Therefore, the modification of some of these conditions could increase their efficiency and viability.
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