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Review
. 2022 Apr 22;9(1):47.
doi: 10.1186/s40643-022-00527-1.

A comprehensive review on oleaginous bacteria: an alternative source for biodiesel production

Deepali Koreti  1 , Anjali Kosre  1 , Shailesh Kumar Jadhav  1 , Nagendra Kumar Chandrawanshi  2
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Review

A comprehensive review on oleaginous bacteria: an alternative source for biodiesel production

Deepali Koreti et al. Bioresour Bioprocess. .

Abstract

Due to continuously increasing population, industrialization, and environmental pollution, lead to generating high energy demand which suitable for our environment. Biodiesel is an alternative renewable fuel source. According to the feedstock of production, biodiesel has been categorized into four generations. The main disadvantage of the first and second generation is the raw material processing cost that the challenge for its industrial-level production. Oleaginous bacteria that contain more than 20% lipid of their cellular biomass can be a good alternative and sustainable feedstock. Oleaginous bacteria used as feedstock have numerous advantages, such as their high growth rate, being easy to cultivate, utilizing various substrates for growth, genetic or metabolic modifications possible. In addition, some species of bacteria are capable of carbon dioxide sequestration. Therefore, oleaginous bacteria can be a significant resource for the upcoming generation's biodiesel production. This review discusses the biochemistry of lipid accumulation, screening techniques, and lipid accumulation factors of oleaginous bacteria, in addition to the overall general biodiesel production process. This review also highlights the biotechnological approach for oleaginous bacteria strain improvement that can be future used for biodiesel production and the advantages of using general biodiesel in place of conventional fuel, along with the discussion about global policies and the prospect that promotes biodiesel production from oleaginous bacteria.

Keywords: Bio-harvesting; Biodiesel; Feedstock; Oleaginous microbes; Transesterification.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Flow chart biodiesel production from oleaginous bacteria
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Initiation steps (a & b) in the type II fatty acid synthesis pathway of E.coli
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Fatty acid synthesis and degradation in E.coli. Green arrow indicates gene that code for particular protein or enzyme required for the reaction. Red Cross indicate blocking particular pathway for inhibit fatty acid degradation
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Transesterification reaction
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Generations of biodiesel, and future possibilities of biodiesel production from oleaginous bacteria by genetic modifications
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