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

Prochazka, David; Malina,  Radomír; Novotný,  Karel; Krajcarová,  Lucie; Samek, Ota; Pilát, Zdeněk; Zemánek, Pavel; Konečná,  Veronika; Kaiser,  Jozef

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

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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
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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.
Related projects:	CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology