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Table 1 Chemical composition of Nannochloropsis salina (NS1) and lipid-extracted residue (NS2)

From: Mechanism, kinetics and microbiology of inhibition caused by long-chain fatty acids in anaerobic digestion of algal biomass

Composition

NS1

NS2

Algal lipid (%)

37.2

11.8

Carbohydrates (%)

11.5

17.0

Protein (%)

17.2

26.7

Unknown (%)

27.2

34.1

VS/TS (%)

93.0

89.7