Fungal Biomass-Based Production of Lipids for Biodiesel Synthesis

Lipids for biodiesel fuel production are ordinarily being extracted from terrestrial plants, while alternative, fast-growing, lower cost sources are being sought in microbial sources. Microbial lipids can be extracted from many sources, but economical and technical issues mostly negate the possibility to use them in low oil cost destinations. The present paper revises the problems connected with low-cost microbial lipid production and investigates the use of fungi in the production of lipids by growing them on waste materials