TY - JOUR AB - In the present study Trichoderma reesei, a wood isolate can yield high biomass quantities up to 30 g/L, yielding 32.4% of lipids of dry cell weight (DCW). Biodiesel production from Trichoderma reesei involved simple unit operations like filtration and ultrasonication, yet giving good lipid yield with desirable biodiesel properties. Optimization of ultrasonication conditions was done to ensure maximum lipid extraction. SEM analysis of ultrasonicated samples showed distinct breakage of fungal hyphae. The lipids were found to contain 49.7% saturated fatty acids. Transesterification using chemical and biological catalysts were compared and 96.09% efficiency was observed for lipase-catalyzed transesterification. The biodiesel properties satisfied ASTM and EN specifications with cetane number: 53.1, iodine value: 63.34 g, saponification value: 235.07 mg KOH/g, cold flow plugging point: 9.13 degrees C. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. AD - Vel Tech High Tech Dr Rangarajan Dr Sakunthala En, Madras 600062, Tamil Nadu, India AN - WOS:000405318100065 AU - Bharathiraja, B. AU - Sowmya, V. AU - Sridharan, S. AU - Yuvaraj, D. AU - Jayamuthunagai, J. AU - Praveenkumar, R. DA - Sep DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.078 J2 - Bioresource Technol KW - trichoderma reesei LA - English N1 - Fa3ce PY - 2017 SN - 0960-8524 SP - 538-541 ST - Biodiesel production from microbial oil derived from wood isolate Trichoderma reesei T2 - Bioresource Technology TI - Biodiesel production from microbial oil derived from wood isolate Trichoderma reesei UR - ://WOS:000405318100065 VL - 239 ID - 13559 ER -