Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques

Durlubh K Sharma

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• Research Article
  A Method to Utilize Waste Nutrient Sources in Aqueous Extracts for Enhancement of Biomass and Lipid Content in Potential Green Algal Species for Biodiesel Production
  Author(s): Kshipra Gautam, Ashwani Pareek and Durlubh K SharmaKshipra Gautam, Ashwani Pareek and Durlubh K Sharma
  
  In the present study, ten waste nutrient sources namely potato peels, banana peels, cow dung, press mud, molasses, bagasse hydrolysate, glycerol, succinate, cheese whey and cyanobacterial spent media extract were used for the growth of five potential green algal species namely C. reinhardtii, S. obliquus, C. vulgaris, C. minutissima and B. braunii. The nutrient extracts were prepared so as to not interfere with algal biomass harvesting. The effect of waste nutrients was investigated especially on the biomass and lipid accumulation in algae. The lipids so produced were quantified gravimetrically and analyzed using GC-MS and proton NMR. As a result, all the microalgal species showed enhancement in their growth and lipid production with most of the waste nutrients. C. reinhardtii showed maximum increase in lipid production with potato peels (89%) and banana p.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9821.1000259

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