Evaluation of Culture Conditions to Obtain Fatty Acids from Saline Microalgae Species: Dunaliella salina, Sinecosyfis sp., and Chroomonas sp.

Evaluation of Culture Conditions to Obtain Fatty Acids from Saline Microalgae Species: Dunaliella salina, Sinecosyfis sp., and Chroomonas sp.

The use of the saline microalgae, Dunaliella salina, Sinecosyfis sp., and Chroomonas sp., was explored as an alternative source for the production of fatty acids using fertilizer and glycerol as culture media. The nutrient medium used contained “Nutrifoliar,” a commercial fertilizer, and/or glycerol...

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Published in:BioMed research international Vol. 2016; no. 2016; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors: Morales Avendaño, E. D., Baquero Noriega, K. S., Cervera Cahuana, S. J., Angulo Mercado, E. R., Albis Arrieta, A. R., Castilla Casadiego, D. A., Suárez Escobar, A. F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2016
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
Algae
Alzheimer's disease
Analysis
Biomass
Carbon
Chroomonas
Dunaliella salina
Engineering
Fatty acids
Fatty Acids - metabolism
Fertilizers
Fish oils
Glycerin
Glycerol
Illnesses
Kinetics
Lipids
Microalgae - growth & development
Microalgae - metabolism
Nitrogen
Oils - metabolism
Petroleum production
Raw materials
Salinity
Sea-water
Time Factors
Colombia
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Summary:The use of the saline microalgae, Dunaliella salina, Sinecosyfis sp., and Chroomonas sp., was explored as an alternative source for the production of fatty acids using fertilizer and glycerol as culture media. The nutrient medium used contained “Nutrifoliar,” a commercial fertilizer, and/or glycerol, in natural sea water. The microalgae were placed in cultures with different conditions. The parameters that favored the largest production of fatty acids were 24 hours of agitation and illumination, 1620 L/day of air supply, 2.25 L of air/min, and a temperature of 32°C using “Nutrifoliar” as the culture media. Results indicated that, from 3 g of microalgae in wet base of Chroomonas sp., 54.43 mg of oil was produced. The chromatographic characterization of oil obtained revealed the presence of essential fatty acids such as 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid (omega-3) and 4,7,10-hexadecatrienoic acid (omega-6) from the species Dunaliella salina. On the other hand, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (omega-6) and cis-11-eicosenoic acid (omega-9) were identified from the species Chroomonas sp. The temperature variations played an important role in the velocity of growth or the production of the algae biomass, the amount of oil, and the ability to produce fatty acids.
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Academic Editor: Wenguang Zhou
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2016/5081653