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A comparative study on de novo and ex novo lipid fermentation by oleaginous yeast using glucose and sonicated waste cooking oil
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5285-1136
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Chemical Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3687-6173
2019 (English)In: Ultrasonics sonochemistry, ISSN 1350-4177, E-ISSN 1873-2828, Vol. 52, p. 364-374Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

There are only a few reports available about the assimilation of hydrophobic substrates by microorganisms, however, it is well known that oleaginous microorganisms are capable of utilizing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic substrates and accumulate lipids via two different pathways namely de novo and ex novo lipid synthesis, respectively. In the present study, an oleaginous yeast, Cryptococcus curvatus, was investigated for its potentials to utilize a waste substrate of hydrophobic nature (waste cooking oil – WCO) and compared with its ability to utilize a hydrophilic carbon source (glucose). To facilitate the utilization of WCO by C. curvatus, the broth was sonicated to form a stable oil-in-water emulsion without adding any emulsifier, which was then compared with WCO samples without any ultrasound treatment (unsonicated) for the yeast cultivation. Ultrasonication reduces the size of hydrophobic substrates and improves their miscibility in an aqueous broth making them easily assimilated by oleaginous yeast. Under de novo lipid fermentation, the yeast synthesized 9.93 ± 0.84 g/L of cell dry weight and 5.23 ± 0.49 g/L lipids (lipid content of 52.66 ± 0.93% w/w) when cultivated on 40 g/L of glucose (C/N ratio of 40). The amount of cell dry weight, lipid concentration, and lipid content were considerably higher during the ex novo lipid synthesis. More specifically, the highest lipid content achieved was 70.13 ± 1.65% w/w with a corresponding dry cell weight and lipid concentration of 18.62 ± 0.76 g/L and 13.06 ± 0.92 g/L respectively, when grown on 20 g/L sonicated WCO. The highest lipid concentration, however, was observed when the yeast was cultivated on 40 g/L sonicated WCO. Under these conditions, 20.34 g/L lipids were produced with a lipid content of 57.05% w/w. On the other hand, lipid production with unsonicated WCO was significant lower, reaching 11.16 ± 1.02 g/L (69.14 ± 1.34% w/w of lipid content) and 12.21 ± 1.34 g/L (47.39 ± 1.67% w/w of lipid content) for 20 g/L and 40 g/L of WCO, respectively. This underpins the significance of the sonication treatment, especially at elevated WCO concentrations, to improve the accessibility of the yeast to the WCO. Sonication treatment that was used in this study assisted the utilization of WCO without the need to add emulsifiers, thus reducing the need for chemicals and in turn has a positive impact on the production costs. The microbial lipids produced presented a different fatty acid composition compared to the WCO, making them more suitable for biodiesel production as suggested by the theoretical estimation of the biodiesel properties.

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Elsevier, 2019. Vol. 52, p. 364-374
Keywords [en]
Oleaginous yeast, Sonicated waste cooking oil, De novo lipid accumulation, Ex novo lipid accumulation, LipidsFatty acid methyl esters
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Bioprocess Technology
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Biochemical Process Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-72671DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.12.010ISI: 000467509200041PubMedID: 30559080Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85058415972OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-72671DiVA, id: diva2:1282364
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Validerad;2019;Nivå 2;2019-05-27 (oliekm)

Available from: 2019-01-24 Created: 2019-01-24 Last updated: 2023-09-05Bibliographically approved

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