Abstract
Microbial lipids can be produced for food, feed, nutraceutical, and biofuel applications. Their recovery from fermentation broths or microalgal cultivation requires dewatering and further extraction, followed by purification using processes similar to those for other fats and oils. The initial downstream steps are critical for the economical production of lipid-based biofuels, a likely reason for their still scarce production. Nutritional lipids, however, have a higher aggregated value and are currently marked for their high polyunsaturated fatty acid content. This chapter focuses on the downstream processing steps for nutritional microbial lipids and discusses formulation for its essential role in product applications and shelf life. Lipid-based microbial biofuels, still far from commercial use, are also briefly discussed, as well as new developments aimed at process improvement, novel solvents or extraction conditions, and integrated, zero-waste processing.
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