Microbial oil produced from biodiesel by-products could enhance overall production

• Main Authors: Uçkun Kiran, Esra, Trzcinski, Antoine, Webb, Colin
• Other Authors: Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96617; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/11798
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Glycerol and rapeseed meal, two major by-products of biodiesel production, have been tested for possible use as low-cost raw materials for the production of microbial bio-oil using the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides. Using fed-batch fermentation with crude glycerol and a novel nitrogen r...