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Experimental Protocol for Biodiesel Production with Isolation of Alkenones as Coproducts from Commercial Isochrysis Algal Biomass
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Experimental Protocol for Biodiesel Production with Isolation of Alkenones as Coproducts from Commercial Isochrysis Algal Biomass

Experimental Protocol for Biodiesel Production with Isolation of Alkenones as Coproducts from Commercial Isochrysis Algal Biomass

DOI:
10.3791/54189-v

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09:10 min

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June 24, 2016

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1Department of Chemistry,Western Washington University, 2Agricultural Research Service,United States Department of Agriculture, 3Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:54Biomass Preparation and Soxhlet Extraction
  • 02:20Saponification of the Algal Oil and Separation of Fatty Acids and Neutral Lipids
  • 04:17Acid-catalyzed Esterification of Free Fatty Acids and Production of a Green Biodiesel
  • 05:20Isolation and Purification of Alkenones from the Neutral Lipids
  • 06:47Results: Yields from Isochrysis Paste and Powder
  • 08:11Conclusion

Summary

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Detailed methods are presented for the production of biodiesel along with the co-isolation of alkenones as valuable coproducts from commercial Isochrysis microalgae.

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Keywords: Biodiesel ProductionIsochrysis AlgaeAlkenonesCo-productRenewable EnergyLipid ExtractionTransesterificationAlgal BiomassSoxhlet ExtractionHexaneMethanolDichloromethanePotassium Hydroxide

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