Strategies for Lipid Production Improvement in Microalgae as a Biodiesel Feedstock

Table 1

Lipid content of microalgae under the cultivation with nutrient stress factor.

Microalgae	Stress factor	Temperature (°C)	Culture time (d)	Metabolic type	Lipid content (%)	Reference
Chlorella vulgaris	Nitrogen starvation	25	10	Autotrophic	53	[61]
Chlorella vulgaris and Chlorococcum oleofaciens	Nitrogen starvation	25	12	Autotrophic	35 and 40	[62]
Monoraphidium sp.	Nitrogen starvation	25	5	Autotrophic	44.4	[63]
Chlorella zofingiensis	Nitrogen starvation; phosphorus starvation	25	28	Autotrophic	65.1; 44.7	[64]
Scenedesmus sp.	Nitrogen starvation	25	10	Mixotrophic	31	[65]
Chlorella zofingiensis	Nitrogen starvation; phosphorus starvation	25	8	Mixotrophic	41.2; 42.7	[41]
Chlorella zofingiensis	Nitrogen and phosphorus starvation	25	8	Mixotrophic	46.2	[41]
Ankistrodesmus falcatus	Nitrogen starvation; phosphorus starvation	20	16	Autotrophic	34.4; 45.9	[66]
Chlorella protothecoides	Phosphorus starvation	28	7	Mixotrophic	32.8	[42]
Parachlorella kessleri	Sulfur deprivation	20	14	Autotrophic	50.7	[67]
Chlorella lobophora	Sulfur deprivation	20	21	Autotrophic	50.0	[68]
Parachlorella kessleri	Depletion of diluted nutrient media	30	4	Autotrophic	60.0	[33]