Table 3
Examples of the impact of carbon sources on lipid production in some microalgae.
| Microalgae | Stress conditions | Lipid content, lipid productivity | Major lipids | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorella vulgaris | CO2 | < 11.9%, 20.7 mg.L−1.d−1 | linolenic (C18:2), oletic acid (C18:1), palmitic acid (C16:0) | Yoo et al. (2010) |
| Botryococcus braunii | CO2 | 25.8%, 5.51 mg.L−1.d−1 | oletic acid (C18:1), palmitic acid (C16:0), linolenic (C18:2) | |
| Scenedesmus sp. | CO2 | < 11.9%, 20.7 mg.L−1.d−1 | palmitic acid (C16:0), linolenic (C18:2), oletic acid (C18:1) | |
| Chlorella vulgaris ESP-31 | Glucose and CO2 | 53.0%, 143.9 mg.L−1.d−1 | oletic acid (C18:1), palmitic acid (C16:0) | Yeh and Chang (2012) |
| Chlorella protothecoides | Glucose | 32.0%, 200 mg.L−1.d−1 | oletic acid (C18:1), linolenic (C18:2), palmitic acid (C16:0) | Chen and Walker (2012) |
| Phaeodactylum tricornutum | Glucose | 40.0%, 38 mg.L−1.d−1 | palmitoleic acid (C16:1), hexadecylic acid C16:0, eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5n3) | Wang et al. (2012a) |
| Chlorella vulgaris | Crude glycerol | 15.9%, n.d | oletic acid (C18:1), linolenic (C18:2), palmitic acid (C16:0) | Choi and Yu (2015) |
| Scenedesmus sp. | Crude glycerol | 16.2%, n.d | oletic acid (C18:1), linolenic (C18:2), palmitic acid (C16:0) | |
| Thraustochytrium sp. BM2 | Corn steep liquor | 76.0%, 888 mg.L−1.d−1 | n.d | Chen et al. (2020b) |
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