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Table 3 FA compositions of extracted lipids from three species of microalgae

From: Rapid transesterification of micro-amount of lipids from microalgae via a micro-mixer reactor

FA

Chaetoceros sp.

Chlorella Vulgaris

Nannochloropsis

±10 % variation

BR

MR-300

±10 % variation

BR

MR-300

±10 % variation

BR

MR-300

C14:0

32.2–39.4

35.8 ± 0.1

35.7 ± 0.2

1.4–1.7

1.5 ± 0.2

1.9 ± 0.3

5.3–6.4

5.9 ± 0.1

6 ± 0

C16:0

10.2–12.5

11.3 ± 0

11.8 ± 0

35.8–43.7

39.8 ± 0.2

39.9 ± 0.2

24.6–30

27.3 ± 0.1

28 ± 0.7

C16:1n7

22.7–27.8

25.2 ± 0.2

25.1 ± 0.1

   

21.5–26.2

23.8 ± 0.2

23.9 ± 0.1

C16:2n4

6.7–8.2

7.4 ± 0.1

7.3 ± 0

      

C16:3n4

5.6–6.8

6.2 ± 0

6.1 ± 0.1

4–4.8

4.4 ± 0

4.4 ± 0.1

   

C18:0

1.2–1.5

1.3 ± 0

1.5 ± 0

8.6–10.5

9.5 ± 0.1

9.8 ± 0.1

1.1–1.4

1.3 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

C18:1n9

0.9–1.1

1 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

19–23.2

21.1 ± 0.1

20.8 ± 0.1

3.9–4.8

4.3 ± 0

4.8 ± 0.2

C18:1n7

1.1–1.4

1.2 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0

1.3–1.6

1.5 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

0

0

0

C18:2n6

0.8–1

0.9 ± 0

0.9 ± 0

13.4–16.3

14.8 ± 0.1

14.4 ± 0.1

2–2.5

2.2 ± 0

2.4 ± 0

C18:3n3

   

6.7–8.1

7.4 ± 0

7.2 ± 0.1

   

C18:5n3

         

C20:4n6

2–2.5

2.3 ± 0

2.2 ± 0

   

3.8–4.6

4.2 ± 0.2

4.2 ± 0.1

C20:5n3

6.5–7.9

7.2 ± 0.1

6.7 ± 0

   

27.9–34.1

31 ± 0.2

29.3 ± 0.9