Publication Date:
2010
abstract:
The marine microalga Nannochloropsis sp. has been cultivated outdoors in a 600-L "Green
Wall Panel" and the quality and quantity of the produced fat evaluated in view of biodiesel
production. Lipid extracts were characterized in terms of lipid distribution between neutral
and polar lipids as well as phospholipids. The results obtained by analyzing two samples of
Nannochloropsis sp. grown in normal feeding conditions or in nitrogen deprived medium are
reported. Some considerations about the design of open ponds for mass cultivation of
microalgae and the relationships existing between biomass production and energy
consumption are also discussed.
Iris type:
04.01 Contributo in Atti di convegno
Keywords:
algae; alternative fuel; biodiesel; oil; vegetable oil
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