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To review advancements in microbial feedstocks, lipid-accumulation mechanisms, and bioprocessing strategies while outlining key hurdles and prospects for commercial biofuel production.

October 28, 2025ChemistrySelect

Potential of Oleaginous Microbes for Lipid Production: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects for Sustainable Bioenergy

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HJHarish Chandra JoshiUttarakhand Open University SBShiva BiswasGraphic Era University AKArun KaranwalGraphic Era University

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Review reveals advancements and bottlenecks in lipid accumulation among oleaginous yeasts, fungi, and microalgae, highlighting pathways toward scalable commercial bioenergy.

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To review advancements in microbial feedstocks, lipid-accumulation mechanisms, and bioprocessing strategies while outlining key hurdles and prospects for commercial biofuel production.
Synthesized current literature evaluating high-yielding oleaginous yeasts (Yarrowia lipolytica, Cryptococcus curvatus, Rhodotorula glutinis), fungi (Mucor circinelloides), and microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris, Nannochloropsis sp.).
Assessed processing improvements, metabolic pathways, and operational bottlenecks across scaling, economics, regulatory compliance, and public perception.
Identified that oleaginous microorganisms efficiently accumulate over 20% of dry cell weight as lipids, predominantly in the form of triacylglycerols suitable for biodiesel conversion.
Established metabolic engineering, integrated biorefinery configurations, and robust economic analyses as essential requirements to overcome commercial scaling barriers and high processing costs.

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Joshi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9375163335dbcdfbeabfbe https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202503540

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Review reveals advancements and bottlenecks in lipid accumulation among oleaginous yeasts, fungi, and microalgae, highlighting pathways toward scalable commercial bioenergy.

Potential of Oleaginous Microbes for Lipid Production: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects for Sustainable Bioenergy

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