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Long-chain alcohols derived from the microalga Monoraphidium

  • Yang, Xuewei (Key Engineering Laboratory for Algal Biofuels, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School) ;
  • Dai, Xin (Key Engineering Laboratory for Algal Biofuels, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School) ;
  • Zhang, Rui (Key Engineering Laboratory for Algal Biofuels, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School) ;
  • Shao, Cong (Key Engineering Laboratory for Algal Biofuels, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School) ;
  • Geng, Shu (Key Engineering Laboratory for Algal Biofuels, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School) ;
  • Chen, Guangyi (Tianjin University Center for Marine Environmental Ecology, school of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University) ;
  • Liu, Xianhua (Tianjin University Center for Marine Environmental Ecology, school of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University) ;
  • Wang, Guangyi (Key Engineering Laboratory for Algal Biofuels, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School)
  • Received : 2013.04.07
  • Accepted : 2013.10.02
  • Published : 2013.06.25
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Abstract

This study was to investigate the composition and characteristics of long-chained alcohols extracted from the algal strain Monoraphidium 3s35. The production of biomass was optimized using different cultivation methods. Under the aerated growth condition, this strain yielded up to 37.26% extracts of dry weight and $576mgL^{-1}$ biomass. The major compounds of the extracts are mainly long-chained alcohols (89.24%), with carbon chain length ranging from 12 to 20. Interestingly, or the long-chained alcohols, 3-(2-Methoxyethyl)-1-nonanol, 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol and oleyl alcohol accounted for 53.68%, 23.45%, and 12.11%, respectively. Because of their amphipathic nature, these long-chained alcohols have been widely used in bioenergy production and cosmetics industry. Furthermore, Monoraphidium 3s35 produced 9.73% of $C_{17}$ and $C_{20}$ alkanes, which can be used as an important supplement for the petrodiesel-like fuel.

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Supported by : National Natural Science Foundation of China

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