PRODUCTION OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FROM CRUDE GLYCEROL
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The present invention relates to various methods to produce a variety of omega-3 fatty acids from various species of alga using crude glycerol as a substrate for algal growth. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to various methods to produced docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from a Schizochytrium, Phaeodactylum, Thraustochytrid, Ulkenia, and/or Labyrinthulea species of alga. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to various methods to produced eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from a Schizochytrium, Phaeodactylum, Thraustochytrid, Ulkenia, and/or Labyrinthulea species of alga. In one instance, the methods of the present invention utilize crude glycerol as at least a portion of the culture medium for the various micro-organisms disclosed herein to enable the production of one or more omega-3 fatty acids. In one embodiment, the crude glycerol of the present invention can be generated from a biodiesel process as a substrate for the production of either docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) or eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).
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