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=== Oil extraction === | === Oil extraction === | ||
====Cell disruption==== | ====Cell disruption==== | ||
====Oil extraction/purification==== | |||
Chemical: hexane, isopropyl, acetone? Depends on the fatty acid we need to solubilise, the cell wall/membrane we want to break up, etc. This likely requires a lot of experimentation and reading. | |||
=== Transesterication, washing === | === Transesterication, washing === | ||
