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Table 2 Cell biomass yield, lipid production by C. curvatus cultured on Fed-batch pulse-feeding mode in discarded vegetable residues

From: Efficient use of discarded vegetal residues as cost-effective feedstocks for microbial oil production

Waste media

C/N

 

DCW yield (g/g)

Lipid production (g/L)

Lipid content (w/w %)

Lipid yield (g/g %)

Total Fame (%)

Tomato

15

Before 1st pulse

0.78 ± 0.02

2.6 ± 0.02

9.2 ± 0.1

0.090 ± 0.001

8.1 ± 0.2

Final

0.45 ± 0.01

8.8 ± 0.04

29.4 ± 1.3

0.114 ± 0.000

24.3 ± 0.8

30

Before 1st pulse

0.51 ± 0.03

2.3 ± 0.04

14.2 ± 0.2

0.082 ± 0.001

14.1 ± 0.1

Final

0.36 ± 0.02

4.7 ± 0.1

29.2 ± 0.9

0.102 ± 0.003

26.9 ± 0.3

50

Before 1st pulse

0.38 ± 0.01

2.6 ± 0.1

21.6 ± 0.8

0.091 ± 0.003

21.0 ± 0.4

Final

0.40 ± 0.00

5.4 ± 0.1

39.6 ± 1.9

0.156 ± 0.007

38.4 ± 0.5

Watermelon

15

Before 1st pulse

0.39 ± 0.03

6.6 ± 0.2 ± 

17.3 ± 0.5

0.105 ± 0.003

14.8 ± 0.1

Final

0.42 ± 0.01

14.7 ± 0.02

29.5 ± 0.1

0.123 ± 0.000

27.3 ± 1.3

30

Before 1st pulse

0.36 ± 0.01

7.2 ± 0.2

22.4 ± 0.7

0.107 ± 0.003

21.4 ± 2.6

Final

0.37 ± 0.01

11.7 ± 0.3

34.3 ± 0.9

0.142 ± 0.003

23.8 ± 2.9

50

Before 1st pulse

0.26 ± 0.02

5.6 ± 0.2

23.8 ± 0.4

0.085 ± 0.003

22.3 ± 3.3

Final

0.36 ± 0.01

9.7 ± 0.03

35.4 ± 0.1

0.151 ± 0.001

24.8 ± 1.9

Pepper

15

Before 1st pulse

0.70 ± 0.02

4.3 ± 0.1

8.6 ± 0.1

0.079 ± 0.001

7.3 ± 0.2

Final

0.42 ± 0.01

16.8 ± 0.5

32.7 ± 1.1

0.114 ± 0.003

29.2 ± 1.3

30

Before 1st pulse

0.43 ± 0.01

5.6 ± 0.2

18.4 ± 0.6

0.099 ± 0.003

14.8 ± 0.4

Final

0.31 ± 0.02

13.1 ± 0.03

36.8 ± 2.3

0.119 ± 0.000

32.6 ± 1.6

50

Before 1st pulse

0.31 ± 0.02

4.8 ± 0.1

20.8 ± 1.1

0.086 ± 0.002

15.9 ± 0.5

Final

0.28 ± 0.03

11.3 ± 0.01

40.9 ± 0.4

0.129 ± 0.000

37.2 ± 0.2