Lipid production by oleaginous microorganisms using food wastes: a review.

Author: Yong ZHANG ¹ ; Yangbin HE ² ; Wen YANG ¹ ; Faqi TAN ¹ ; Weiwei LI ¹ ; Qiuzhen WANG ²
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1. Marine Environment Monitoring Central Station of Qinhuangdao, SOA, Qinhuangdao 066002, Hebei, China.
2. Ocean College, Hebei Agricultural University, Qinhuangdao 066000, Hebei, China.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: food wastes; lipid; mixed culture; oleaginous microorganisms
MeSH: Biofuels; Biotransformation; Food; Lipids; Refuse Disposal
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2022;38(2):565-577
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Food wastes are rich in nutrients and can be used for producing useful chemicals through biotransformation. Some oleaginous microorganisms can use food wastes to produce lipids and high value-added metabolites such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, squalene, and carotenoids. This not only reduces the production cost, but also improves the economic value of the products, thus has large potential for commercial production. This review summarized the advances in food waste treatment, with a focus on the lipid production by oleaginous microorganisms using food wastes. Moreover, challenges and future directions were prospected with the aim to provide a useful reference for related researchers.