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Direct transesterification of wet Cryptococcus curvatus cells to biodiesel through use of microwave irradiation

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  • Cui, Yi
  • Liang, Yanna

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Cryptococcus curvatus is a highly promising oleaginous yeast strain that can accumulate intracellular lipids when grown on renewable carbon sources. In order to convert yeast lipids to biodiesel in a simple but cost-effective way, we aim to react whole yeast cells with methanol to produce biodiesel eliminating the step of drying and lipid extraction while adopting microwave energy for heating and disrupting cell walls. Through use of a screening test followed by response surface methodology, optimal parameters leading to the highest yield of crude biodiesel and FAMEs were identified. Under optimal conditions of reaction time (2min), methanol/biomass ratio (50/1, v/m), stirring speed (966rpm), KOH concentration (5%), and water content (80%), the yield of crude biodiesel (% of total lipids) was 56.1% after the first round reaction. A second round reaction using the residual yeast cells increased the total yield to 92%. Among the crude biodiesel, 63.88% was FAMEs as revealed by GC analysis. Results from this study indicated that it is feasible to produce biodiesel from wet microbial biomass directly without the steps of drying and lipid extraction. With the assistance of microwave, this process can be accomplished in minutes with good process efficiency.

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  • Cui, Yi & Liang, Yanna, 2014. "Direct transesterification of wet Cryptococcus curvatus cells to biodiesel through use of microwave irradiation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 119(C), pages 438-444.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:119:y:2014:i:c:p:438-444
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.016
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