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Table 2 Estimation of biodiesel properties based on fatty acid profiles in included and excluded ALA treatments

From: Simultaneous improvement in production of microalgal biodiesel and high-value alpha-linolenic acid by a single regulator acetylcholine

  

SV

IV

DU

LCSF

CFPP(°C)

CN

Included ALA

Control

210.9

133.8

122.9

2.6

−8.1

42.1

ACh

211.1

149.1

128.6

2.4

−9.0

38.6

CHOL

210.6

160.2

119.0

4.4

−2.5

36.1

CH

211.43

114.45

56.59

6.6

4.28

46.36

CHCL

210.8

162.5

99.5

3.6

−4.9

35.6

PC

211.2

158.3

100.6

2.6

−8.1

36.5

INN

211.6

100.1

57.7

7.3

6.5

49.5

Excluded ALA

Control

212.55

109.71

109.54

3.08

−8.15

47.29

ACh

213.97

114.86

108.93

3.05

−6.89

45.96

CHOL

214.95

109.12

82.4

6.4

3.7

47.2

CH

213.72

73.81

56.59

8.3

9.59

55.22

CHCL

213.08

122.12

63.32

4.94

−0.93

44.43

PC

215.36

108.53

57.67

3.81

−4.5

47.22

INN

212.7

67.68

31.24

8.66

10.73

56.73

  1. Note: ACh: acetylcholine; CHOL: choline; CHCL: choline chloride; CH: choline hydroxide; INN: citicoline; PC: phosphatidylcholine. ALA: alpha-linolenic acid. CN: cetane number; SV: saponification; IV: iodine value; DU: degree of unsaturation; LCSF: long-chain saturation factor; CFPP: cold filter plugging point. No drug treatments were used as control. All data were expressed as the mean of three separate tests.