the lipid content of the strain of Chlorococcum sp. used in this study is considerably
lower than reported for other oleaginous microalgal species, such
as Nannochloropsis sp. (reported at 0.250 g lipid extract/g dried
microalgae) and Botryococcus braunii (reported at 0.286 g lipid
extract/g dried microalgae) (Andrich et al., 2005; Lee et al.,
1998). As such, the use of this particular strain of Chlorococcum
sp. for commercial biodiesel production appears unattractive.