Research Article

Subcritical Water Extraction of Chlorella pyrenoidosa: Optimization through Response Surface Methodology

Table 6

Major compounds in biocrude oil from C. pyrenoidosa at different reaction temperatures.

OrderRetention time (min)Fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs)FAME content (%)
170°C220°C270°C370°C370°C

16.06Methyl myristoleate (C14:1)38.414.441.97
28.78Methyl palmitate (C16:0)61.595.41
39.00Methyl palmitoleate (C16:1)69.03
412.13Methyl oleate (C18:1)0.90
512.21Methyl vaccenate (C18:1)2.54
613.68Methyl linolenate (C18:3)8.67
715.20Methyl 11-eicoenoate (C20:1)9.35
815.78Methyl 11-14 eicosadienoate (C20:2)62.71
916.42Methyl arachidonate (C20:4)2.91
1016.68Methyl 11-14-17 eicosapentaenoate (C20:3)7.14
1117.42Methyl eicosapentaenoate (C20:5)4.113.91
1218.11Methyl erucate (C22:1)0.90
1318.81Methyl lignocerate (C24:0)10090.650.76
1420.66Methyl docosahexaenoate (C22:6)1.613.75
1520.93Methyl nervonate (C24:1)4.1915.05

Saturated fatty acids (%)10090.6561.595.410.76
Monounsaturated fatty acids (%)9.3538.4180.2018.82
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (%)14.3980.42