STUDY OF MICROSCOPIC ALGA DIVERSITY IN WEST SIBERIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THIRD GENERATION BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
The prospects of new alga strains as a source of non-food renewable biomass suitable for third generation biofuel production are discussed. West Siberia is of special interest, as it has a broad range of habitats and weakly studied microalga biodiversity. During this study, a number of strains were...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Vavilov Society of Geneticists and Breeders
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции |
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| Online Access: | https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/158 |
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| Summary: | The prospects of new alga strains as a source of non-food renewable biomass suitable for third generation biofuel production are discussed. West Siberia is of special interest, as it has a broad range of habitats and weakly studied microalga biodiversity. During this study, a number of strains were isolated. Of them, Chlorella spp. A1125 met the requirements for cultivation in a pilot-scale photobioreactor: high biomass productivity and high lipid content (0,081 g/l, or 23 % dry weight). The strain had high contents of saturated C16:0 (25 %) and unsaturated fatty acids: C16:2 (16 %) and C18:2 (27 %), thus being promising for catalytic production of third generation biofuel. |
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| ISSN: | 2500-3259 |