Division of Bioprocess Technology, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2023 Oct;46(10):1499-1512. doi: 10.1007/s00449-023-02917-x. Epub 2023 Aug 14.
Conventionally, microalgal lipid extraction uses volatile organic compounds as an extraction solvent. However, these solvents are harmful to human and environmental health. Therefore, this study evaluated the feasibility of alternative green solvents, namely, ethanol, dimethyl carbonate (DMC), cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME), and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF) in lipid extraction from Chlorella sp. via ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE). This study indicated that extraction parameters, such as ethanol-to-2-MeTHF ratio, solvent-to-biomass ratio, temperature, and time, significantly affected the crude lipid yield (P < 0.05). The highest crude lipid yield of 25.05 ± 0.924% was achieved using ethanol-2-MeTHF mixture (2:1, v/v) with a solvent-to-biomass ratio of 20:1 (v/w) at 60 °C for 25 min accompanying 100 W and 40 kHz. Ethanol-2-MeTHF-extracted lipids showed dominance in linoleic acid, α-linolenic acid, and palmitic acid. Overall this findings supported UAE using ethanol and 2-MeTHF as extraction solvents is a promising green alternative to conventional solvent extraction of lipids from microalgae.
传统上,微藻脂质提取使用挥发性有机化合物作为提取溶剂。然而,这些溶剂对人类健康和环境都有害。因此,本研究评估了替代绿色溶剂,即乙醇、碳酸二甲酯 (DMC)、环戊基甲基醚 (CPME) 和 2-甲基四氢呋喃 (2-MeTHF),通过超声辅助提取 (UAE) 从小球藻中提取脂质的可行性。本研究表明,提取参数,如乙醇与 2-MeTHF 的比例、溶剂与生物质的比例、温度和时间,对粗脂质产率有显著影响 (P < 0.05)。使用乙醇-2-MeTHF 混合物 (2:1,v/v),溶剂与生物质的比例为 20:1 (v/w),在 60°C 下超声处理 25 分钟,功率为 100 W,频率为 40 kHz,可获得最高的粗脂质产率 25.05 ± 0.924%。乙醇-2-MeTHF 提取的脂质中,亚油酸、α-亚麻酸和棕榈酸含量较高。总的来说,这些结果支持使用乙醇和 2-MeTHF 作为提取溶剂的 UAE 是从微藻中提取脂质的一种有前途的绿色替代传统溶剂提取方法。