TY - JOUR AU - He, Yongjin AU - Wang, Xiaofei AU - Wei, Hehong AU - Zhang, Jianzhi AU - Chen, Bilian AU - Chen, Feng PY - 2019 DA - 2019/04/05 TI - Direct enzymatic ethanolysis of potential Nannochloropsis biomass for co-production of sustainable biodiesel and nutraceutical eicosapentaenoic acid JO - Biotechnology for Biofuels SP - 78 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Marine microalga Nannochloropsis is a promising source for the production of renewable and sustainable biodiesel in replacement of depleting petroleum. Other than biodiesel, Nannochloropsis is a green and potential resource for the commercial production of nutraceutical eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5). In recent studies, low-value biodiesel can be achieved by transesterification of Nannochloropsis biomass. However, it is undoubtedly wasteful to produce microalgal biodiesel containing EPA from nutritional and economical aspects. A new strategy was addressed and exploited to produce low-value bulky biodiesel along with EPA enrichment via enzymatic ethanolysis of Nannochloropsis biomass with a specific lipase. SN - 1754-6834 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-019-1418-7 DO - 10.1186/s13068-019-1418-7 ID - He2019 ER -