Lipid extraction from Scenedesmus sp. microalgae for biodiesel production using hot compressed hexane

Hee Yong Shin, Jae Hun Ryu, Seong Youl Bae, Czarena Crofcheck, Mark Crocker

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Abstract

Lipid extraction from Scenedesmus sp. microalgae using hot compressed hexane (HCH) was investigated. Extraction performance was evaluated near the critical point of hexane and was compared with that of hexane extraction performed at room temperature and pressure, and the Bligh and Dyer extraction method. Experimental data showed that HCH significantly improves the lipid yield and rate of lipid extraction compared to the use of hexane at ambient conditions. High yields of biodiesel-convertible lipid fractions were rapidly achieved at the critical point of hexane, at a level comparable to that of the Bligh and Dyer method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)66-69
Number of pages4
JournalFuel
Volume130
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 15 2014

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors thank Dr. Dae Jung Kim for assistance with preliminary experiments and the Kentucky Department of Energy Development and Independence for partial funding of this work.

Keywords

  • Biodiesel
  • Hot compressed hexane
  • Lipid extraction
  • Microalgae
  • Scenedesmus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (all)
  • Fuel Technology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Organic Chemistry

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