| Moisture: % (w/w) dry algae | Microalgae | Catalyst | FAME Yield | P value |
| 0 | C. vulgaris | H2SO4 | 57.5 ± 3.6 | 0.428 |
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| N. occulata | H2SO4 | 53.8 ± 8 |
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| 0 | C. vulgaris | ZDS | 22 ± 3 | 0.008 |
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| N. occulata | ZDS | 67 ± 1.1 |
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| 0 | C. vulgaris | H2SO4 + SDS | 72.6 ± 7.7 | 0.405 |
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| N. occulata | H2SO4 + SDS | 73 ± 7.7 |
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| 20 | C. vulgaris | H2SO4 + SDS | 92.2 ± 0.8 | 0.164 |
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| N. occulata | H2SO4 + SDS | 98 ± 6.7 |
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