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Table 6 Evaluation criteria of Pseudochlorella pringsheimii biodiesel

From: Cultivation of Pseudochlorella pringsheimii for biodiesel production in a scalable indoor photobioreactor: case studies from Egypt

Lipid criteria

Paramerters

Total saturated fatty acids %

33.98

Total monounsaturated fatty acid %

50.78

Total polyunsaturated fatty acids %

21.95

Total unsaturated fatty acids %

72.73

TU/TS ratio

2.14

DU degree

1.02

RO value

4.21

  1. TU/TS ratio: Total unsaturated / Total saturated
  2. DU: Degree of Unsaturated: TMSFA/100 + 2 [Tdi = FA/100] + 3 [T Tri = FA /100] + 4 [Tetra = FA /100]
  3. RO: Rate of oxidation = [%UFA 1 =  × 1 /100] + [%UFA 2 =  × 12 /100] + [%UFA 3 =  × 25 /100] + [%UFA 3 =  × 50 /100] ( =): Number of double ( =): Number of double bonds