Table 3.
Total lipids and GLA recovery estimated from different distribution compositions after SMSSC-CO2 extraction in duplicate (means ± standard deviation).
| Samples | Total Lipids Yield (% DCW) | TFAs Yield (% DCW) |
Percentage (%) | GLA Yield (% DCW) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extraction vessel a | 9.36 ± 0.30 | 3.80 ± 0.16 | 72.80 | 1.16 ± 0.07 | 94.31 |
| Washing b | 1.10 ± 0.04 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 7.85 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 3.25 |
| Biomass residues c | ND | 1.01 ± 0.02 | 19.35 | 0.03 ± 0.00 | 2.44 |
| Total | 10.46 | 5.22 | 100 | 1.23 | 100 |
a Collected in the collection vial; b Washing bottom of kettle and surface of sample basket with ethanol; c Lipids remaining in residual biomass were extracted via in situ transesterification method; ND: not determined.