TY - JOUR AB - Non-polar and polar solvents as well as their mixtures were tested for the extraction of microalgae lipids and thus, to evaluate their effect on total and esterifiable lipids extraction yields with potential to be converted to biodiesel. The obtained results show an increase in lipids and esterifiable lipids extraction yields when non-polar and polar solvent mixtures were used. The higher esterifiable lipids extraction yield was 19.2% wt (based on dry biomass) using a chloroform-methanol mixture (75% v/v of methanol), corresponding to a 98.9% wt esterifiable lipids extraction. In addition, esterifiable lipids extraction yield of 18.9% wt (based on dry biomass) was obtained when a petroleum ether-methanol mixture (75% v/v of methanol) was used, corresponding to a 96.9% wt esterifiable lipids extraction. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. AD - Univ La Frontera, Sci & Technol Bioresources Nucleus, Temuco, Chile AN - WOS:000366648700045 AU - Hidalgo, P. AU - Ciudad, G. AU - Navia, R. DA - Feb DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.11.031 J2 - Bioresource Technol KW - lipid extraction LA - English N1 - Cy8hf PY - 2016 SN - 0960-8524 SP - 360-364 ST - Evaluation of different solvent mixtures in esterifiable lipids extraction from microalgae Botryococcus braunii for biodiesel production T2 - Bioresource Technology TI - Evaluation of different solvent mixtures in esterifiable lipids extraction from microalgae Botryococcus braunii for biodiesel production UR - ://WOS:000366648700045 VL - 201 ID - 12552 ER -