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Evaluation of indigenous microalgal isolate Chlorella sp. FC2 IITG as a cell factory for biodiesel production and scale up in outdoor conditions
Authors:Muthusivaramapandian Muthuraj  Vikram Kumar  Basavaraj Palabhanvi  Debasish Das
Institution:1. Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
2. Centre for Energy, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
Abstract:The present study reports evaluation of an indigenous microalgal isolate Chlorella sp. FC2 IITG as a potential candidate for biodiesel production. Characterization of the strain was performed under photoautotrophic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic cultivation conditions. Further, an open-pond cultivation of the strain under outdoor conditions was demonstrated to evaluate growth performance and lipid productivity under fluctuating environmental parameters and in the presence of potential contaminants. The key findings were: (1) the difference in cultivation conditions resulted in significant variation in the biomass productivity (73–114 mg l?1 day?1) and total lipid productivity (35.02–50.42 mg l?1 day?1) of the strain; (2) nitrate and phosphate starvation were found to be the triggers for lipid accumulation in the cell mass; (3) open-pond cultivation of the strain under outdoor conditions resulted in biomass productivity of 44 mg l?1 day?1 and total lipid productivity of 10.7 mg l?1 day?1; (4) a maximum detectable bacterial contamination of 7 % of the total number of cells was recorded in an open-pond system; and (5) fatty acid profiling revealed abundance of palmitic acid (C16:0), oleic acid (C18:1) and linoleic acid (C18:2), which are considered to be the key elements for suitable quality biodiesel.
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