... MAKARA, TEKNOLOGI, VOL. 13, NO. 1, APRIL 2009: 47-51 4747LIPID PRODUCTION FROM MICROALGAE AS A PROMISING CANDIDATE FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION Arief Widjaja Department of Chemical Engineering, ... it contained high triacyl glyceride which made it a potential candidate for biodiesel production. Factors responsible for good growing of microalgae such as CO2 and nitrogen concentration ... than higher plant systems, allowing easier extrapolation from one site, even climatic condition, to others. Thus, fewer site-specific studies are required for microalgae than, for example, tree...