A Novel Lipid Extraction Method from Wet Microalga Picochlorum sp. at Room Temperature

A novel method using ethanol was proposed for extracting lipids from wet microalga Picochlorum sp. at room temperature and pressure. In this study, Central Composite design (CCD) was applied to investigate the optimum conditions of lipid extraction. The results revealed that the solvent to biomass r...

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Main Authors: Fangfang Yang, Wenzhou Xiang, Xiumei Sun, Hualian Wu, Tao Li, Lijuan Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/3/1258