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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 66-69 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Fuel |
Volume | 130 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 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.
Funding
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.
Funders | Funder number |
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Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence |
Keywords
- Biodiesel
- Hot compressed hexane
- Lipid extraction
- Microalgae
- Scenedesmus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Organic Chemistry