Comparison of Ex-Situ and In-Situ Transesterification for the Production of Microbial Biodiesel

• Published in: Bulletin of chemical reaction engineering & catalysis Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 733 - 743
• Main Authors: Hazmi, Alia Tasnim, Ahmad, Farah B., Athoillah, Ahdyat Zain, Jameel, Ahmad Tariq
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Semarang Department of Chemical Engineering, Diponegoro University 01.12.2021; Masyarakat Katalis Indonesia - Indonesian Catalyst Society (MKICS)
• Subjects: Algae; biodiesel; Biodiesel fuels; Biomass; Biosynthesis; Catalysts; Design optimization; Esters; ex-situ transesterification; Fatty acids; Fungi; in-situ transesterification; lipid; Lipids; Methanol; Microorganisms; Reaction time; Response surface methodology; solvent extraction; Transesterification; Variance analysis

Microbial biodiesel is converted from microbial lipids via transesterification process. Most microbial biodiesel studies are focusing on the use of microalgal lipids as feedstock. Apart from using microalgae for lipid biosynthesis, lipids can also be extracted from other oleaginous microorganisms li...