Table 4.
Different feedstock constituents from microalga (SERI 1984)
| Species | Protein (% dw) | Lipid content (% dw) | Carbohydrate (% dw) | Cal. value (kJ/10 g dw) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phormidium sp. (F) | 62 | 11 | 16 | d.n.a. | Cañizares-Villanueva et al. 1995 |
| Calothrix crustacea (HF) | 21 | 71a | 8 | 25 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Calothrix contanerii (HF) | 27 | 64a | 8 | 29 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Gloeocapsa crepidinum (U) | 56 | 36a | 8 | 21 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Limicolaria martensiana (F) | 19 | 76a | 5 | 22 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Lyngbya semiplena (F) | 27 | 64a | 9 | 23 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Phormidium corium (F) | 50 | 34a | 16 | 33 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Phormidium tenue (F) | 63 | 22a | 15 | 31 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Spirulina subsalsa (F) | 71 | 13a | 17 | 35 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Spirulina labyrinthiformis (F) | 68 | 17a | 15 | 34 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Spirulina obliquus (F) | 50–56 | 12–14 | 10–17 | d.n.a. | Sialve et al. 2009 |
| Spirulina platensis (F) | 56–77 | 9–14 | 10–18 | d.n.a. | Ciferri 1983 |
| Spirulina maxima (F) | 60–71 | 4 | 8–13 | d.n.a. | Ciferri 1983 |
| Oscillatoria formosa (F) | 51 | 32a | 9 | 15 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Oscillatoria salina (F) | 42 | 47a | 11 | 19 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Oscillatoria subbrevis (F) | 45 | 57a | 12 | 21 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Oscillatoria spp. | d.n.a. | 13 | d.n.a. | d.n.a. | Griffiths and Harrison 2009 |
| Synechocystis spp. (U) | d.n.a. | 50 | d.n.a. | d.n.a. | Rittmann 2008 |
| Synechococcus spp. (U) | 64 | 28 | 9 | 28 | Nagarkar et al. 2004 |
| Anabaena cylindrica (HF) | d.n.a. | 5 | d.n.a. | d.n.a. | Griffiths and Harrison 2009 |
| Anabaena sp. ATCC 33047 (HF) | 45 | 10 | 28 | d.n.a. | Vargas et al. 1998 |
| Anabaena variabilis (HF) | 47 | 11 | 22 | d.n.a. | Vargas et al. 1998 |
| Anabaenopsis sp. | 52 | 11.4 | 16 | d.n.a. | Vargas et al. 1998 |
| Nodularia sp. (Chucula) (HF) | 43 | 12.6 | 17 | d.n.a. | Vargas et al. 1998 |
| Nostoc commune (HF) | 40 | 8.4 | 38 | d.n.a. | Vargas et al. 1998 |
| Nostoc paludosum (HF) | 40 | 10.4 | 27 | d.n.a. | Vargas et al. 1998 |
| Several Nostoc sp. not identified | 37–47 | 7.9–11 | 16–32 | d.n.a. | Vargas et al. 1998 |
Note that fuel production and energy are expressed in dry biomass of the class of compound (carbohydrate, lipid, protein)
HF heterocystous filamentous cyanobacteria, F non-heterocystous filamentous cyanobacteria, U unicellular cyanobacteria, d.n.a. data not available
aThe lipid content was calculated as difference between 100 and the sum of proteins and carbohydrates