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Improving the lipid extraction yield from Chlorella based on the controllable electroporation of cell membrane by
Ruobing Zhang1, Xinyu Gu1, Guowang Xu1
1Laboratory of Advanced Technology of Power & Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School(SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China.
Abstract:
In order to solve the increasingly serious problems of energy and environment, microalgae are used as a raw material for extracting lipids to produce biodiesel. Prior to the extraction of lipids, microalgae were treated with high-voltage pulsed electric field (PEF) to break the cell membrane. It was found that the lipid extraction yield depends on the electric field strength (E) and the specific energy input (Wsp), and has a certain relationship with the cell disintegration rate of Chlorella. The perforation degree of the Chlorella's cell membrane by PEF treatment is controllable, moderate perforation can be ensured by controlling the power parameters. PEF treatment significantly improved the extraction yield of lipids. Compared with the test samples without PEF treatment, PEF treatment increased the lipid extraction yields by up to 166.67%. However, an excessively high voltage will cause the quality of the extracted biodiesel to decrease.
