Microwave-assisted three-liquid-phase salting-out extraction of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich oil from cultivation broths of Schizochytrium limacinium SR21

The extraction and separation of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich oils, proteins, and polysaccharides from microalgae is a challenge for industrial commercialization of DHA, such as drying and dewatering, cell wall disruption, laborious conventional extraction procedures and exploitation of large volumes of solvents. To address these concerns, a novel microwave-assisted three-liquid-phase salting-out extraction (MA-TLPSOE) was used to separate...