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A biorefinery from Nannochloropsis sp. microalga – Extraction of oils and pigments. Production of biohydrogen from the leftover biomass

The microalga Nannochloropsis sp. was used in this study, in a biorefinery context, as biomass feedstock for the production of fatty acids for biodiesel, biohydrogen and high added-value compounds. The microalgal biomass, which has a high lipid and pigment content (mainly carotenoids), was submitted to supercritical CO2 extraction. The temperature, pressure and solvent flow-rate were evaluated to check their effect on the extraction yield. The best operational conditions to extract 33 g lipids/100 g dry biomass were found to be at 40 °C, 300 bar and a CO2 flow-rate of 0.62 g/min. The effect of adding a co-solvent (ethanol) was also studied. When supercritical CO2 doped with 20% (w/w) ethanol was used, it was possible to extract 45 g lipids/100 g dry biomass of lipids and recover 70% of the pigments. Furthermore, the remaining biomass after extraction was effectively used as feedstock to produce biohydrogen through dark fermentation by Enterobacter aerogenes resulting in a hydrogen production yield of 60.6 mL/g dry biomass.
Chromatography, Supercritical Fluid, Pigments, Biological, Nannochloropsis sp., Carotenoids, Lipids, Biorefinery, Biofuels, Fermentation, Microalgae, Solvents, Biomass, Biohydrogen, Oils, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Biotechnology, Hydrogen
Chromatography, Supercritical Fluid, Pigments, Biological, Nannochloropsis sp., Carotenoids, Lipids, Biorefinery, Biofuels, Fermentation, Microalgae, Solvents, Biomass, Biohydrogen, Oils, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Biotechnology, Hydrogen
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