LIPID PRODUCTION FROM MICROALGAE AS A PROMISING CANDIDATE FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION

• DOI: 10.7454/mst.v13i1.496
• Publication Date: 2012-11-14T10:37:20Z
• Authors: Arief Widjaja
• Keywords: Chlorella vulgaris; Glyceride

Recently, several strains of microalgae have been studied as they contain high lipid content capable to be converted biodiesel. Fresh water Chlorella vulgaris in this research was one the proof it contained triacyl glyceride which made a potential candidate for biodiesel production. Factors responsible good growing such CO2 and nitrogen concentration were investigated. It found that total increased after exposing media with not enough concentration. However, under depletion media, growth rate very slow leading lower productivity. The productivity could by increasing affected drying temperature during extraction algal biomass. Drying at low vacuum gave best result but 60oC slightly decreased content.