Assessing the stability and techno-economic implications for wet storage of harvested microalgae to manage seasonal variability

Table 5 Input compositions to TEA models based on baseline (raw) and wet storage composition

	Raw algae	Wet storage algae
Solids content (wt%)	20	20
Algae composition (wt%)
Protein	13.2	14.2
Free fatty acids	26.0	27.5
Ash	2.4	3.1
Fermentable carbohydrates	47.8	46.2
Non-fermentable carbohydrates	3.2	1.7
Glycerol	3.0	3.0
Non-fuel polar lipid impurities	2.8	2.8
Cell mass	1.6	1.6
Sum	100.0	100.0
Storage losses^a		22.8%
Acid produced per kg of whole algae (after storage)
Succinic acid, kg		0.090
Lactic acid, kg		0.083

^aBased on total dry matter loss, succinic acid, and lactic acid formation in anaerobic-only treatment after 30 days of storage

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