Abstract—Microalgae are known as a potential feedstock for
bio-energy production. However not all strains of microalgae
can be used to produce lipid. It depends on their lipid content.
This study therefore focuses on locally isolated microalgae to
determine their potential in lipid production. The freshwater
samples were extracted from various locations in Malaysia.
After classification, a locally isolated strain referred to as BA
due to its similar characteristics as the Botrydiopsisarrhiza
species is chosen for comparison with commercial microalgae –
Chlorella Fusca (
CF) about the growth and lipid content.
Besides that, although the results show that
CF has higher lipid
content than BA strain, BA has higher yield of biomass than
CF.
The shape of the curve is almost the same and the difference is
not so much. It means that the BA strain has a potential in lipid
production as well
Index Terms—Botrydiopsisarrhiza, chlorella fusca, lipid
production, microalgae, local microalgae
L. D. B. Ngocis with the Chemical Engineering Department,
UniversitiTeknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia(e-mail:
n_1190605@yahoo.com.vn).
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Cite:L. D. B. Ngoc, M. F. Adenan, B. A. Bato, N. Mansor, and S. Mahadzir, "Biomass and Lipid Yield of Locally Isolated Microalgae," International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications vol. 4, no. 4 pp. 262-265, 2013.
