A number of data concerning yeast lipid production and composition
are depicted in Table 2. In general, the SCO produced
presented similarities with common vegetable oils in terms of
fatty acids composition, containing 16:0, D9 18:1 and D9,12 18:2
in elevated concentrations. In any case, production of SCO by Y.
lipolytica shows an alternative way for crude glycerol valorization;
the process can be integrated into bio-diesel production
facilities since produced SCO can be directly transformed into
biodiesel with complete recycling of glycerol by-product,
decreasing (potentially considerably) the production cost of the
whole process.