The Potential of Microalgae Lipids for Edible Oil Production

The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of oil-rich green algae, Chlorella vulgaris , Scenedesmus obliquus , and Nannochloropsis oceanica , to produce edible oil with respect to lipid and residue properties. The results showed that C. vulgaris and N. oceanica had similarly much hig...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied biochemistry and biotechnology 2016-10, Vol.180 (3), p.438-451
Hauptverfasser: Huang, Yanfei, Zhang, Dongmei, Xue, Shengzhang, Wang, Meng, Cong, Wei
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Zusammenfassung:The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of oil-rich green algae, Chlorella vulgaris , Scenedesmus obliquus , and Nannochloropsis oceanica , to produce edible oil with respect to lipid and residue properties. The results showed that C. vulgaris and N. oceanica had similarly much higher lipid recovery (about 50 %) in hexane extraction than that of S. obliquus (about 25 %), and C. vulgaris had the highest content of neutral lipids among the three algae. The fatty acid compositions of neutral lipids from C. vulgaris and S. obliquus were mainly C16 and C18, resembling that of vegetable oils. ARA and EPA were the specific valuable fatty acids in lipids of N. oceanica , but the content of which was lower in neutral lipids. Phytol was identified as the major unsaponifiable component in lipids of the three algae. Combined with the evaluation of the ratios in SFA/MUFA/PUFA, (n-6):(n-3) and content of free fatty acids, lipids obtained from C. vulgaris displayed the great potential for edible oil production. Lipids of N. oceanica showed the highest antioxidant activity, and its residue contained the largest amounts of protein as well as the amino acid compositions were greatly beneficial to the health of human beings.
ISSN:0273-2289
1559-0291
DOI:10.1007/s12010-016-2108-6