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Table 5 Biomass and lipid production of Y. lipolytica on food waste fermentate

From: Oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica culture with synthetic and food waste-derived volatile fatty acids for lipid production

Carbon source

Synthetic VFA mixture

VFA from anaerobic fermenter

(28 °C, 180 rpm, initial pH 6.0)

(28 °C, 180 rpm, initial pH 6.0)

(38 °C, 180 rpm, initial pH 6.0)

(28 °C, 180 rpm, pH uncontrolled)

DCW (g/L)

2.152 ± 0.102

2.029 ± 0.150

1.850 ± 0.177

1.667 ± 0.143

Lipid conc. (g/L)

0.682 ± 0.011

0.370 ± 0.027

0.334 ± 0.021

0.272 ± 0.035

Lipid content (wt %)

31.69 ± 0.73

18.23 ± 1.12

18.09 ± 0.89

16.33 ± 1.07

YX/S

0.861 ± 0.041

0.812 ± 0.060

0.740 ± 0.071

0.667 ± 0.057

YL/S

0.273 ± 0.004

0.148 ± 0.010

0.133 ± 0.008

0.108 ± 0.014

Lipid productivity g/(L days)

0.23 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.02

0.11 ± 0.02

0.07 ± 0.03