Effect of various pretreatments on crude algal lipid extraction

Yecong Li, Min Min, Qingxue Kong, Liang Wang, Yifeng Chen, Paul Chen, Roger Ruan

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Abstract

In order to enhance the release of lipids from algae cellular structures and the access of extracting solvent to fatty acids, pretreatment must be used to disrupt cellular structures and ensure effective lipid extraction. This study investigated mainly the effect of ultrasonication, homogenization, grinding, supercritical CO2, and nano dispersion on crude algal lipid extraction. Results showed that the amount of extracted crude lipid was significantly influenced by the pretreatment applied. Higher crude lipid extracted was observed with samples pretreated with super critical CO 2, and nano dispersion.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009
Pages3584-3591
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2009
EventAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009 - Reno, NV, United States
Duration: Jun 21 2009Jun 24 2009

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009
Volume6

Other

OtherAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityReno, NV
Period6/21/096/24/09

Keywords

  • Algae
  • Crude lipid
  • Nano-dispersion
  • Pretreatment
  • Super critical co

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