Analysis of triacylglycerols and free fatty acids in algae using ultra-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-64

  Samburova, Vera ^a   Lemos, Mark S ^b   Hiibel, Sage ^c   Kent Hoekman, S ^a   Cushman, John C ^c   Zielinska, Barbara ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated solvent extraction; Free fatty acids; Liquid chromatography; Microalgae; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED SOLVENT EXTRACTION; ACID EXTRACTION; ALGAL EXTRACTS; ALGAL SPECIES; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; FREE FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC; LINOLENIC; LIPID CONTENT; MICRO-ALGAE; SOLVENT SYSTEM; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS; ULTRAPERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALGAE; DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; GLYCEROL; HEXANE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLEIC ACID; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

FLOOD CONTROL;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA BARDAWIL; DUNALIELLA SALINA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 84872327374     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-012-2138-3     Document Type: Article

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