Ferric chloride based downstream process for microalgae based biodiesel production

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In this study, ferric chloride (FeCl3) was used to integrate downstream processes (harvesting, lipid extraction, and esterification). At concentration of 200 mg/L and at pH 3, FeCl3 exhibited an expected degree of coagulation and an increase in cell density of ten times (170 mg/10 mL). An iron-mediated oxidation reaction, Fenton-like reaction, was used to extract lipid from the harvested biomass, and efficiency of 80% was obtained with 0.5% H2O2 at 90 degrees C. The iron compound was also employed in the esterification step, and converted free fatty acids to fatty acid methyl esters under acidic conditions; thus, the fatal problem of saponification during esterification with alkaline catalysts was avoided, and esterification efficiency over 90% was obtained. This study clearly showed that FeCl3 in the harvesting process is beneficial in all downstream steps and have a potential to greatly reduce the production cost of microalgae-originated biodiesel.
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Issue Date
2015-04
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

OLEAGINOUS CHLORELLA SP; HOT-WATER EXTRACTION; WET MICROALGAE; FATTY-ACIDS; TRANSESTERIFICATION; FLOCCULATION; VULGARIS; METHANOL; HARVEST; LIPIDS

Citation

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, v.181, pp.143 - 147

ISSN
0960-8524
DOI
10.1016/j.biortech.2015.01.004
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/195777
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