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Table 1 Comparison of single cell oil production from renewable raw materials

From: High concentrations of dried sorghum stalks as a biomass feedstock for single cell oil production by Rhodosporidium toruloides

Microorganism

Raw material

Lipid concentration (g/L)

Reference

Rhodosporidium toruloides

Detoxified dilute sulfuric acid pretreated wheat straw

2.4

[28]

Yarrowia lipolytica

Detoxified hydrochloric acid pretreated sugarcane bagasse

6.7

[29]

Rhodotorula glutinis

Sulfuric acid hydrolyzed tree leaves

4.7

[30]

Trichosporon fermentans

Detoxified dilute sulfuric acid pretreated rice straw

11.5

[31]

Rhodotorula glutinis

Monosodium glutamate wastewater

5.0

[32]

Chlorella protothecoides

Sweet sorghum juice

2.9

[19]

Schizochytrium limacinum

Sweet sorghum juice

6.9

[20]

Trichosporon fermentans

Detoxified sulfuric acid treated sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate

15.8

[33]

Cryptococcus curvatus

Lime pretreated sweet sorghum bagasse

2.6

[22]

Cryptococcus curvatus

Dilute sulfuric acid pretreated sweet sorghum bagasse

4.3

[34]

Rhodosporidium toruloides

Juice from enzymatically saccharified sweet sorghum

13.8

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