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Comparación de las eficiencias de recuperación de lípidos de las microalgas Chlorella y Scenedesmus obtenidas con diferentes disolventes

  • Departamento de Ingenieria Civil Universidad de Cuenca
  • Departamento de Biociencias Universidad de Cuenca
  • Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Universidad de Cuenca
  • Departamento de Recursos Hidricos y Ciencias Ambientales Universidad de Cuenca
  • UCuenca

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Abstract

The lipids of microalgae are the source for obtaining third-generation biofuels so that fossil fuels canbe replaced. The objectives of this study were to determine the composition of the lipids of Chlorella and Scenedesmus microalgae using the gravimetric method; Determine the efficiency of different solvents for the extraction of lipids with the Soxhlet method and compare the lipid recovery productivities of Chlorella microalgae with thermal and physical pretreatments. The highest amount of lipids, 20.37% per dry sample, the microalga, the chlorella, the solvent mixture, the chloroform:methanol in a 1:2 ratio. The increase in the amount of lipids generated with the use of pretreatments no justifies its use for which it is recommended that no pretreatment be applied. The results allow to establish a baseline in the use of microalgae cultivable in the Ecuadorian mountain to obtain lipids for biofuels
Original languageSpanish
JournalMaskana
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Extracción de lípidos; Microalgas; Biodiesel; Disolventes

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