Lipid Extraction from Spirulina platensis using Microwave for Biodiesel Production

Ummu Kalsum; Heri Septya Kusuma; Achmad Roesyadi; Mahfud Mahfud

Korean Chemical Engineering Research, Vol.57, No.2, 301-304, April, 2019

DOI10.9713/kcer.2019.57.2.301 Export Citation

Lipid Extraction from Spirulina platensis using Microwave for Biodiesel Production

Ummu Kalsum, Heri Septya Kusuma^{1, †}, Achmad Roesyadi¹, and Mahfud Mahfud^{1, †}

Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia
¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, 60111, Indonesia

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Microwave was designed for lipid extraction from green algae (Spirulina platensis). Microalgae.solvent (various solvents) were extracted and heated using microwave at 600 W for around 40 min. The maximum yield obtained within this period was 12.530% of lipid compared to just 1.293% for Soxhlet extraction. Lipid analysis revealed that those with higher essential fatty acid content consist of saturated fatty acid (SAFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) which could be used for biodiesel production.

Keywords:Spirulina platensis;Lipid extraction;Microwave;Mixed solvent;Soxhlet extraction

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