Characterization of the solar drying of Tetraselmis sp. for biofuel production using a laboratory-scale setup and statistical analysis

• Main Authors: Lopez, Neil Stephen A., Ubando, Aristotle T., Biona, Jose Bienvenido Manuel M., Tan, Raymond Girard R., Culaba, Alvin B., Garibay, Soledad S., Toledo, Nieves A., Jimenez, Caridad N., Pahila, Ida G., Ami, Letty S.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Microalgae—Drying; Solar heating—Equipment and supplies; Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/6615
• Institution: De La Salle University

Microalgae is one of the most promising sources of biofuel, but its high initial moisture content remains a hindrance to efficient lipid extraction. According to Halim, et al. (2011), the lipid yield of dried microalgae is 33% higher than wet microalgae using hexane extraction. In this study, Tetras...