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Fatty Acid Methyl Esters of the Aerophytic Cave Alga Coccomyxa subglobosa as a Source for Biodiesel Production

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  • Joanna Czerwik-Marcinkowska

    (Division of Environmental Biology, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Gałczyńska

    (Division of Medical Biology, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland)

  • Jerzy Oszczudłowski

    (Institute of Chemistry, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland)

  • Andrzej Massalski

    (Division of Environmental Biology, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland)

  • Jacek Semaniak

    (Institute of Physics, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland)

  • Michał Arabski

    (Division of Medical Biology, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-406 Kielce, Poland)

Abstract

The microscopic alga Coccomyxa subglobosa , collected from the Głowoniowa Nyża Cave (Tatra Mountains, Poland), is a source of fatty acids (FAs) that could be used for biodiesel production. FAs from subaerial algae have unlimited availability because of the ubiquity of algae in nature. Algal culture was carried out under laboratory conditions and algal biomass was measured during growth phase, resulting in 5 g of dry weight (32% oil). The fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profile was analyzed by means of gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The presence of lipids and chloroplasts in C. subglobosa was demonstrated using GC–MS and confocal laser microscopy. Naturally occurring FAMEs contained C 12 –C 24 compounds, and methyl palmitate (28.5%) and methyl stearate (45%) were the predominant lipid species. Aerophytic algae could be an important component of biodiesel production, as they are omnipresent and environmentally friendly, contain more methyl esters than seaweed, and can be easily produced on a large scale.

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  • Joanna Czerwik-Marcinkowska & Katarzyna Gałczyńska & Jerzy Oszczudłowski & Andrzej Massalski & Jacek Semaniak & Michał Arabski, 2020. "Fatty Acid Methyl Esters of the Aerophytic Cave Alga Coccomyxa subglobosa as a Source for Biodiesel Production," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:24:p:6494-:d:459039
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