Waste utilization and biodiesel production by the green microalga Scenedesmus obliquus.
Scenedesmus obliquus was cultivated in three types of waste discharges to couple waste treatment with biodiesel production. The lipid pool accumulation was boosted to 1.0 g liter(-1) against 0.1 g liter(-1) for the control. The waste-grown S. obliquus showed an increase in the content of the saturated fatty acid pool, which is desirable for good-quality biodiesel.
Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
Shovon
S
Mandal
Nirupama
N
Mallick
D056804:Biofuels; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D044444:Scenedesmus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
D056804:Biofuels; D005227:Fatty Acids