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Pilot scale biodiesel production from microbial oil of Rhodosporidium toruloides DEBB 5533 using sugarcane juice: Performance in diesel engine and preliminary economic study.

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A pilot-scale process for biodiesel production from microbial oil (Biooil) produced by Rhodosporidium toruloides DEBB 5533 is presented, showing very good performance in diesel engine tests, especially for the blend B20 SCO, when operating at 2500rpm.
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This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 139 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biodiesel & Biodiesel production.

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Assessment of fuel properties on the basis of fatty acid profiles of oleaginous yeast for potential biodiesel production

TL;DR: An attempt has been made to assess the important biofuel properties on the basis of the fatty acid profile of oleaginous yeast to provide a guideline to the biodiesel producer to improve the production plans related to feedstocks for oleganous yeast, culture conditions and biodiesel blending.
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The Engineering Potential of Rhodosporidium toruloides as a Workhorse for Biotechnological Applications

TL;DR: This review focuses on recent engineering approaches in R. toruloides for bioproduction and explores its potential as a biotechnological chassis.
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Lipids from yeasts and fungi: physiology, production and analytical considerations

TL;DR: The last years there has been a significant rise in the number of publications in the international literature that deal with the production of lipids by microbial sources (the ‘single cell oils; SCOs’ that are produced by the so‐called ‘oleaginous’ micro‐organisms).
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Biodiesel production by various oleaginous microorganisms from organic wastes.

TL;DR: To achieve effective bioconversion of low-cost substrates to microbial lipids, the characteristics of each microorganism and each substrate should be considered simultaneously.
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Technological, technical, economic, environmental, social, human health risk, toxicological and policy considerations of biodiesel production and use

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors overview the technological, technical, economic, environmental, social, toxicological and human health risk considerations of biodiesel production and use, and highlight the need to develop and apply corresponding sustainability criteria in a consistent way worldwide as soon as possible.
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Effect of biodiesel fuels on diesel engine emissions

TL;DR: In this article, the authors collected and analyzed the body of work written mainly in scientific journals about diesel engine emissions when using biodiesel fuels as opposed to conventional diesel fuels, focusing on the most concerning emissions: nitric oxides and particulate matter.
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A comprehensive review on biodiesel as an alternative energy resource and its characteristics

TL;DR: In this article, a detailed review has been conducted to highlight different related aspects to the biodiesel industry, including, biodiesel feedstocks, extraction and production methods, properties and qualities of biodiesel, problems and potential solutions of using vegetable oil, advantages and disadvantages of biodies, the economical viability and finally the future of the future biodiesel.
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Fatty acid biosynthesis in microorganisms being used for Single Cell Oil production

TL;DR: While PUFA production in most microorganisms uses a conventional fatty acid synthase system followed by a series of desaturases and elongases, in Schizochytrium sp.
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Oleaginous yeasts for biodiesel: current and future trends in biology and production.

TL;DR: This review examines aspects of oleaginous yeasts not covered in depth in other recent reviews, and proposes standardized terms for units that describe yeast cell mass and lipid production.
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