Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (8): 140-146.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.08.035

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Selection and Identification of Oil-producing Energy Microalgae in Northeast Region

Shi Wenjing, Liao Sha, Sun Qimei, Wang Pengxiang, Li Xiaoshu   

  1. Fushun Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals,SINOPEC,Fushun 113001
  • Received:2015-04-09 Online:2015-08-21 Published:2015-08-22

Abstract: In the 21st century, the ideal microalgae biodiesel fuel has been widespread concern, but how to filter high in fat content from a lot of microalgae species has become a problem to be addressed. In this study, 93 strains of microalgae were isolated and purified from the water samples of the Northeast region, and 30 strains were screened to obtain eight oil-producing algae by Nile red fluorescence. Oil production capacity of these eight microalgae were evaluated with bubble column photobioreactor. This experiment obtained a higher oil yield algal and its total oil yield reached 133. 9 mg /(L · d). On this basis an oil-producing energy microalgae was identificated by 18S rRNA. This oil-producing energy microalgae was identificated as Chlorella sp.

Key words: oil-producing microalgae, nile red, separation and purification, screening, lipid productivity, molecular identification, 18S rRNA