Extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification

This work demonstrates the influence of polar lipids on the transformation of Nannochloropsis gaditana saponifiable lipids (SLs) to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs, biodiesel) by lipase-catalyzed transesterification. In order to obtain microalgal SL fractions containing different polar lipid (glycol...

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Main Authors: Navarro López, Elvira, Robles Medina, Alfonso, González Moreno, Pedro Antonio, Esteban Cerdán, Luis, Molina Grima, Emilio
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author Navarro López, Elvira
Robles Medina, Alfonso
González Moreno, Pedro Antonio
Esteban Cerdán, Luis
Molina Grima, Emilio
author_facet Navarro López, Elvira
Robles Medina, Alfonso
González Moreno, Pedro Antonio
Esteban Cerdán, Luis
Molina Grima, Emilio
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description This work demonstrates the influence of polar lipids on the transformation of Nannochloropsis gaditana saponifiable lipids (SLs) to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs, biodiesel) by lipase-catalyzed transesterification. In order to obtain microalgal SL fractions containing different polar lipid (glycolipids and phospholipids) contents, lipids were extracted from wet microalgal biomass using seven extraction systems, and the polar lipid contents of some fractions were reduced by low temperature acetone crystallization. We observed that the polar lipid content in the extracted lipids depended on the polarity (log P value) of the first solvent used in the extraction system (ethanol, hexane, isopropanol or ethyl acetate). Lipid fractions with polar lipid contents between 75.1% and 15.3% were obtained. Some of these fractions were transformed into FAMEs by methanolysis, catalyzed by the lipases Novozym 435 and R. oryzae in tert-butanol medium. We observed that the reaction velocity was higher the lower the polar lipid content, and that the final FAME conversions achieved after using the same lipase batch to catalyze consecutive reactions decreased in relation to an increase in the polar lipid content. This indicates that these lipids affect transesterification velocity, FAME conversion and lipase stability - even in the presence of tert-butanol.
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spelling oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-150622024-01-10T12:05:02Z Extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification Navarro López, Elvira Robles Medina, Alfonso González Moreno, Pedro Antonio Esteban Cerdán, Luis Molina Grima, Emilio Biodiesel Microalga Nannochloropsis gaditana Lipase stability Lipid extraction Polar lipid This work demonstrates the influence of polar lipids on the transformation of Nannochloropsis gaditana saponifiable lipids (SLs) to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs, biodiesel) by lipase-catalyzed transesterification. In order to obtain microalgal SL fractions containing different polar lipid (glycolipids and phospholipids) contents, lipids were extracted from wet microalgal biomass using seven extraction systems, and the polar lipid contents of some fractions were reduced by low temperature acetone crystallization. We observed that the polar lipid content in the extracted lipids depended on the polarity (log P value) of the first solvent used in the extraction system (ethanol, hexane, isopropanol or ethyl acetate). Lipid fractions with polar lipid contents between 75.1% and 15.3% were obtained. Some of these fractions were transformed into FAMEs by methanolysis, catalyzed by the lipases Novozym 435 and R. oryzae in tert-butanol medium. We observed that the reaction velocity was higher the lower the polar lipid content, and that the final FAME conversions achieved after using the same lipase batch to catalyze consecutive reactions decreased in relation to an increase in the polar lipid content. This indicates that these lipids affect transesterification velocity, FAME conversion and lipase stability - even in the presence of tert-butanol. 2024-01-10T12:05:02Z 2024-01-10T12:05:02Z 2016-06-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article http://hdl.handle.net/10835/15062 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.06.035 en info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
spellingShingle Biodiesel
Microalga
Nannochloropsis gaditana
Lipase stability
Lipid extraction
Polar lipid
Navarro López, Elvira
Robles Medina, Alfonso
González Moreno, Pedro Antonio
Esteban Cerdán, Luis
Molina Grima, Emilio
Extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification
title Extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification
title_full Extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification
title_fullStr Extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification
title_full_unstemmed Extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification
title_short Extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification
title_sort extraction of microalgal lipids and the influence of polar lipids on biodiesel production by lipase-catalyzed transesterification
topic Biodiesel
Microalga
Nannochloropsis gaditana
Lipase stability
Lipid extraction
Polar lipid
url http://hdl.handle.net/10835/15062
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