Economical Wet Extraction of Lipid from labyrinthula Aurantiochytrium limacinum by Using Liquefied Dimethyl Ether

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https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2016.20.4.145 Full article

Abstract

Recently, a simple method for the extraction of lipids from wet biomass using liquefied dimethyl ether (DME) without drying, cell disruption, or heating was proposed. Here, the versatility of this method was evaluated for labyrinthula Aurantiochytrium limacinum (A. limacinum). The liquefied DME was passed through the extractor that filled by A. limacinum at different time intervals. The extraction of lipids from A. limacinum of moisture-rich microorganism was successfully achieved, the yield of lipid was 46.1 wt% of the dry weight of the sample. In comparison, the yields of lipid were 21.3 wt%, 43.6 wt% and 50.7 wt% when supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2), hexane-Soxhlet and Bligh-Dyer (BD) extraction methods were applied as extractants, respectively. However, the drying and cell-disruption process were required in SCCO2, hexane-Soxhlet, and BD extraction methods.

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Aurantiochytrium limacinum, liquefied dimethyl ether, supercritical carbon dioxide, fatty acid, bio fuel, dewatering.

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  • Rintaro Hoshino Nagoya University
  • Kazuya Murakami Nagoya University
  • Wahyudiono Wahyudiono Nagoya University
  • Siti Machmudah Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
  • Yuji Okita Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
  • Eiji Ohashi Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
  • Hideki Kanda Nagoya University
  • Motonobu Goto Nagoya University

Corresponding author: Hideki Kanda, kanda@nuce.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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Author Biographies

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, Surabaya 60111, Indonesia

  • Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0991, Japan

  • Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd., Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0991, Japan

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
    Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan

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R. Hoshino et al., “Economical Wet Extraction of Lipid from labyrinthula Aurantiochytrium limacinum by Using Liquefied Dimethyl Ether”, Eng. J., vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 145–153, Aug. 2016, doi: 10.4186/ej.2016.20.4.145.

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2016-08-29

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Special Section for MTEC-EARTH 2015