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Oilgae - Glossary


Hexane Extraction - Definition, Glossary, Details - Oilgae

Algal oil can be extracted using chemicals. Benzene and ether have been used, but a popular chemical for solvent extraction is hexane, which is relatively inexpensive. The downside to using solvents for oil extraction are the inherent dangers involved in working with the chemicals. Benzene is classified as a carcinogen. Chemical solvents also present the problem of being an explosion hazard.

 Hexane solvent extraction can be used in isolation or it can be used along with the oil press/expeller method. After the oil has been extracted using an expeller, the remaining pulp can be mixed with cyclo-hexane to extract the remaining oil content. The oil dissolves in the cyclohexane, and the pulp is filtered out from the solution. The oil and cyclohexane are separated by means of distillation. These two stages (cold press & hexane solvent) together will be able to derived more than 95% of the total oil present in the algae.

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Other Terms

Calcareous Straight Vegetable Oil Green algae
GreenFuel Technologies Growing algae in the dark Heterotrophic Growth
Hydrogen from algae Hydrogenase Jet Propellant-8 (JP-8)
Lipids Marine Microalgae Microalgae
Microphytes Thermal depolymerization (TDP NREL
Nutrient for Algae Growth Ocean Iron Fertilization Ochrophytes
Algae Farm Algae from Sewage Ponds Algae Oil Extraction
Algae Paste Algae Use in Pharmaceuticals Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME)
Oil content Oil Yield Oilgae
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Omega-6 Fatty Acids Osmotic Shock
Oxidation Ponds Photobioreactor Algal Biomass
Photosynthesis Phycology Phytoplankton
Plankton Planktonic Algae Pond Scum
Powerplant Emissions Red Algae Saltwater Ponds
Seaweed Second generation biofuels SERI Microalgae Culture Collection
Spirulina Single-Celled Algae Sonochemistry
Supercritical Fluid Extraction Switchgrass Transesterification
Treated Sewage Ultrasonic-assisted Extraction Fuel cell
Wastewater Treatment Genetically Modified Algae Heating Value
Hectare Hydrogen Fuel Non-potable Water
Algaculture NOx Emissions Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Small Scale Photobioreactors Smokestack Emissions Sunlight Capturing Efficiency
AlgaeBase Synthetic Petroleum Vertical Bubble Columns
Algaecide Monodus subterraneus Outdoor Mass Algae Culture Systems
Photoautotrophic Growth Planktonic Blue-Green Algae Algal Blooms
Porphyridium cruentum Scenedesmus obliquus Algal Culture
Solar Irradiance Spectrofluorometer Spectrophotometer
Spirulina platensis Trichodesmium erythraeum Tubular Photobioreactors
Vacuum Filtration Waste Stabilization Pond Water Reclamation
Filtration Under Pressure Flocculation Halophilic Algae
Microstrainer Photoautotrophs Saltwater Algae
Gasohol Geosequestration Greenhouse Effect
Oleochemicals Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Renewable Energy Micro Generation
Algal Nutrient Algal Strains Aquaculture
Aquatic Species Program Artificial Seawater Biobutanol
Biodiesel Bioethanol Biofuels feedstock
Biogasoline Bioreactor Blue-green Cyanobacteria
Brown Algae Carbon Capture Carbon Storage
Centrifugation Chemical Solvents Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Chlorella Chromista Closed Pond
CO2 Injection Commercial Uses of Algae Cryptomonads
Diatoms Dinoflagellates Dulse
Dunaliela salina Dunaliella Euglenoids
Expeller Press Flocculants Flocculation (for algae culture)
Freshwater Algae Fresh-water ponds Genetically Engineered Algae
Acre Algae Growth Fertilizers Algae Harvesting
Biodiesel Feedstock Biorefinery Butanol Fuel
Carbon Credits Carbon Economy Cellulose
Chicken Manure Culture Medium Cyanobacteria
Diauxic Growth Methods Food for Fuel Anaerobic Digester
Animal Feedstock Ankistrodesmus falcatus Biofixation of Carbon Dioxide
Biophotolysis Cell Density Chlorella protothecoides
Chlorella sorokiniana Chlorella vulgaris Chromatograph
CO2 Sink Algae Culture Techniques
Flat inclined modular photobioreactor Hydrogen metabolism Algae as manure
Algal biotechnology Algal turf scrubber Centrifuge
Filamentous algae Aquifers Bagasse
Biochar Bioremediation BTU
Carbon neutral Eutrophication Fermentation
Flue Gas Gas Hydrates Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant
Green Pricing/Marketing: Renewable Energy Resources Sludge
Methane Global warming Algal Oil
Pyrolysis Micro-emulsification Plastids
Microalgae Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) Chlorophyceae
Arachidonic acid Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) Docasahexaenoic acid (DHA)
Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) Linoleic acid(LA) Glycerol
Interesterification Hexane solvent oil extraction Cavitation bubbles
Carcinogen Enzymatic Extraction CO2 Sequestration
Petro-diesel Polyunsaturates Bacilliarophy