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Table 4 Microalgae for food waste disposal and associated food waste types

From: Microalgae: a multifaceted catalyst for sustainable solutions in renewable energy, food security, and environmental management

Microalgae species

Food waste type

Lipid content

Biomass Production

Reference

Chlorella sorokiniana

Banana peel

22.83%

1.72gL− 1

[153]

Scenedesmus sp.

Vegetable waste

231.8 ± 17.9 ─

243.5 ± 25 mgL− 1

956 ± 70 ─

964 ± 70 mgL− 1

[155]

Chlorella vulgaris UTEX 265

Brewery waste

18%

3.5gL− 1

[156]

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Starch waste water

─

1.45gL− 1

[157]

Rhodotorula glutinis

Fruit and vegetable waste

64.9 ± 17.4 ─

176.5 ± 49.5 mg/g

4.15 ± 0.13 ─

4.63 ± 0.67 gL− 1

[158]

Scenedesmus. quadricauda

Fruit and vegetable waste

─

506 ± 1.75 ─

515 ± 1.04mgL-1

[159]

Monoraphidium contortum

Fruit and vegetable waste

2.41 ─ 2.42 g kg− 1

248 ± 1.36 ─ 291 ± 0.85mgL− 1

[159]

Lagerheimia longiseta

Fruit and vegetable waste

─

380 ± 0.90 ─

430 ± 1.26 mgL− 1

[159]

Chlorella vulgaris

Bakery and food wastes

200 mg/g

0.9 g/g of glucose

[160]

Nannochloropsis sp.

Palm oil mill effluent

─

1.268gL− 1

[161]