Improved aqueous extraction of microalgal lipid by combined enzymatic and thermal lysis from wet biomass of Nannochloropsis oceanica

•Method developed for extracting lipid from wet microalgae with 96.0% moisture content.•Upto 88.3% of total lipids are extracted from wet algae biomass at optimal conditions.•Microalgae cells were completely disrupted by combined thermal and enzymatic lysis.•Excessive extraction of polar lipid was f...

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