Iodine value as a Valid Factor in Monitoring Lipids in Oil-Rich Algal Strains for the Potential Mass Production of Commercial Biofuels

• Authors: PROCHAZKA David; MALINA Radomír; NOVOTNÝ Karel; KRAJCAROVÁ Lucie; SAMEK Ota; PILÁT Zdeněk; ZEMÁNEK Pavel; KONEČNÁ Veronika; KAISER Jozef
• Year of publication: 2011
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Central European Institute of Technology
• Description: We present a method based on Raman spectroscopy for fast and accurate iodine value estimation: it is calculated from intensity ratios of specifically selected Raman bands. This technique promises to enable screening for optimal algae/microorganism selection for biofuel applicatons on-line within the bioreactor. Moreover, Raman spectroscopy is combined with Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in order to obtain a complex set of data characterizing selected algae cultured in different conditions.

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