Mixture design as a potential tool in modeling the effect of light wavelength on Dunaliella salina cultivation: an alternative solution to increase microalgae lipid productivity for biodiesel production

Autor(es)

Bredda, Eduardo Henrique ^[1] ; da Silva, Aneirson Francisco ^[1] ; Silva, Messias Borges ^{[2, 1]} ; Molgero da Ros, Patricia Caroline ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Engn Fac Guaratingueta, Dept Prod Engn, Guaratingueta, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Engn Sch Lorena, Dept Chem Engn, BR-12602810 Lorena, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY; v. 50, n. 4 DEC 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

For a feasible microalgae biodiesel, increasing lipid productivity is a key parameter. An important cultivation parameter is light wavelength (lambda). It can affect microalgal growth, lipid yield, and fatty acid composition. In the current study, the mixture design was used as an alternative to model the influence of the lambda on the Dunaliella salina lipid productivity. The illumination was considered to be the mixture of different lambda (the light colors blue, red, and green). All experiments were performed with and without sodium acetate (4 g/L), as carbon source, allowing the identification of the impact of the cultivation regimen (autotrophic or mixotrophic). Without sodium acetate, the highest lipid productivity was obtained using blue and red light. The use of mixotrophic cultivations significantly enhanced the results. The optimum obtained result was mixotrophic cultivation under 65% blue and 35% green light, resulting in biomass productivity of 105.06 mgL(-1)day(-1), a lipid productivity of 53.47 mgL(-1)day(-1), and lipid content of 50.89%. The main fatty acids of the oil obtained in this cultivation were oleic acid (36.52%) and palmitic acid (18.31%). (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/18909-3 - Avaliação do potencial tecnológico de microalgas visando sua aplicação nos setores energético, alimentício, cosmético e farmacêutico
• Beneficiário: Patricia Caroline Molgero Da Rós
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOEN - Regular