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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2020

Semi-continuous pilot-scale microbial oil production with

Felix Abeln, Robert H Hicks, Hadiza Auta, Mauro Moreno-Beltrán, Luca Longanesi, Daniel A Henk, Christopher J Chuck

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Felix AbelnCentre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Robert H HicksDepartment of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Hadiza AutaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Mauro Moreno-BeltránDepartment of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Luca LonganesiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Daniel A HenkDepartment of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Christopher J ChuckDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0804-6751

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeterotrophic microbial oils are potentially a more sustainable alternative to vegetable or fossil oils for food and fuel applications. However, as almost all work in the area is conducted on the laboratory scale, such studies carry limited industrial relevance and do not give a clear indication of what is required to produce an actual industrial process.

resultsIn batch fermentations on the 2-L scale, a lipid concentration of 14.6 g L

conclusionsThe results establish the importance of

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Hydrolysed starchIndustrial biotechnologyMetschnikowia pulcherrimaMicrobial lipidOleaginous yeastPilot scaleScale-up

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PMID32695223
PMCPMC7367368

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