Growth, Fatty Acid, and Lipid Composition of Marine Microalgae Skeletonema costatum Available in Bangladesh Coast: Consideration as Biodiesel Feedstock

Table 1

Percentage of total oil recovered by the three different solvents.

Solvent	Physical condition	Sample wt. (g)	Oil content (g)	% of oil content
n-Hexane	Dry	5.00 0.00	0.563 0.052	11.24 1.20
	Wet	10.00 0.00	0.247 0.115	2.49 1.29
CHCl3 : MeOH (2 : 1)	Dry	5.00 0.00	0.77 0.054	15.37 1.23
	Wet	10.00 0.00	0.67 0.094	6.70 1.06
n-Hexane : EtOH (3 : 1)	Dry	5.00 0.00	0.58 0.089	11.67 1.98
	Wet	10.00 0.00	0.53 0.151	5.33 1.68