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Table 9.2 Chemical compositions for high lipid content microalgae (% dry matter) a

Carbohydrate
Microalgae Lipid content (%) Protein content (%) content (%)
Botryococcus 86 4 20
braunii
Chlamydomonas 21 48 17
rheinhardii 55 10–52 10–15
Chlorella 14–56 51–58 12–17
protothecoides
Chlorella 16–40 8–18 21–52
vulgaris
Scenedesmus 35–55 50–56 10–17
dimorphus
Scenedesmus 11–21 6–20 33–64
obliquus
Spirogyra sp. 33 44–65 11–19
Chaetoceros 9–14 28–39 40–57
muellerii
Porphyridium 14–20 39–61 14–18
cruentum
Euglena gracilis 21–38 30–45 7–25
Isochrysis 22–38 28–45 25–33
galbana Parke
Prymnesium
parvum
a
[34, 40].

Table 9.3 Lipid content of various microalgae a

Microalgae strains Lipid content (%)
Auxenochlorella protothecoides 32.9–39.3
Botryococcus braunii 14–75
Chlamydomonas rheinhardii 21
Chlorella sorokiniana 19
Chlorella spp. 10.5
Chlorella vulgaris 14–26
Scenedesmus dimorphus 16–40
Scenedesmus obliquus 12–14
Spirogyra sp. 11–21
Spirogyra orientalis 21
Navicular minima 16.2
Euglena gracilis 14–20
Gymnodinium sp. 29.6
a
[39].