Characterization of algae oil (oilgae) and its potential as biofuel in Kenya
dc.contributor.author | Abubakar, L.U. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutie, A.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kenya, Eucharia U. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-14T14:02:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-14T14:02:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-05 | |
dc.description.abstract | A survey of microalgae biodiversity in three Kenyan Rift valley lakes identified high oil yielding species abundantly distributed naturally. The species were cultured in BBM and BG-11 media to obtain pure clones and lipids (oil) extracted by the Bligh and Dyer method. The peak lipid content ranged from 1.5 – 10.5% of algal biomass with Chlorella species showing the highest yields (10.5%), followed by Euglena acus (5.88), Nitzschia (3.68%), Ankistrodesmus falcatus (1.58%) and Scenedesmus acuminatus (1.56 %). The algae oil extracted from Chlorella spp contained significantly higher polyunsaturated long chain fatty acids with docosatetraenoate (C22:4) and octadecatetraenoate (C18:4) to be the major components. On the other hand, algae oil from Euglena spp exhibited higher mono-unsaturated long chain fatty acids with erucate (C22:1) and eicosenoate (18:1) being the major components. This implies that algae oil from Euglena spp has a much higher degree of oxidative stability compared to Chlorella spp and has can be cultivated for biofuel. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Applied Phytotechnology in Environmental Sanitation, vol. 1 (4): pp.147-153 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/200 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Microalgae | en_US |
dc.subject | algae oil | en_US |
dc.subject | biofuel | en_US |
dc.subject | Kenya | en_US |
dc.title | Characterization of algae oil (oilgae) and its potential as biofuel in Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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