Table 1.

Combustion enthalpies of the main fatty acids present in Nannochloropsis species

Compound	Reaction	Combustion enthalpy
		KJ�mol−1	KJ�g−1
C14:0 FA	C14:0 FA + 20 O2 → 14 H2O + 14 CO2	8,300	36.0
C16:1 FA	C16:1 FA + 22.5 O2 → 15 H2O +16 CO2	9,400	37.0
C16:0 FA	C16:0 FA + 23 O2→ 16 H2O + 16 CO2	9,500	37.0
C18:1 FA	C18:1 FA + 25.5 O2 → 17 H2O + 18 CO2	11,160	39.5
C18:0 FA	C18:0 FA + 26 O2 → 18 H2O + 18 CO2	10,800	38.0
C20:5 FA	C20:5 FA + 26.5 O2 → 15 H2O + 20 CO2	11,400	38.0
C30:0 OH-FA	C30:0 OH-FA+ 43.5 O2 → 30 H2O + 30 CO2	18,000	39.0
C32:0 OH-FA	C32:2 OH-FA + 46.5 O2 → 32 H2O + 32 CO2	19,200	39.0

Source: http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Theoretical_Chemistry/Chemical_Bonding/General_Principles_of_Chemical_Bonding/Bond_Energies