Journal
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
Volume 135, Issue -, Pages 117-128Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.12.071
Keywords
Crude biodiesel glycerol; Rhodosporidium toruloides ATCC 10788; Microbial lipid; Growth on impurities; Integration into biodiesel plant
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) [00017]
- Canada Foundation of Innovation (CFI)
- Ministry of Research and Innovation, Ontario Research Matching Fund [226965]
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In this work, crude glycerol, a by-product from a biodiesel industry was characterized and converted to microbial lipid. The sample of crude glycerol was found to contain 44.56 wt.% glycerol, 13.86 wt.% methanol, 10.74 wt.% of ash and 32.97 wt.% of soap. Rhodosporidium toruloides ATCC 10788 was studied for the first time to determine its ability to grow on crude glycerol as a carbon source. Methanol concentration as low as 0.5% (w/v) in the medium containing pure glycerol inhibited biomass and lipid production by this strain. However, higher concentration of methanol (i.e. 1.5% w/v) in crude glycerol containing media did not have the same effect on the organism, with double the biomass (21.16 g/L), triple the lipid concentration (11.27 g/L) and high lipid content (53.28 wt.%) produced at the end of 168 h. Unlike many other oleaginous microorganisms, the ability of this yeast to consume other impurities present in crude glycerol enhanced the growth and lipid production in such a way that the effect of methanol was masked or became insignificant. The lipid obtained contained 47.16% of oleic acid (a monounsaturated fatty acid), making it a very good feedstock for some oleochemical industries and the production of biodiesel. This bioconversion process which involves the production of lipid from crude glycerol waste stream will be of great interest to the biodiesel industry as it can be easily integrated into the existing biodiesel production plant. The use of such robust strains to produce other value added products can also be explored. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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