Data set on the kinetics and Optimization of oil the extraction oil from algae.

The data set on the optimization and kinetics of oil extraction from microalgae (Chlorella Sp.) obtained in Landmark University commercial fish pond Omu-Aran, Kwara State. Algae biomass characterized using the photometer and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were presented in the data set. Oil from the algae was extracted using the Chemical method Extraction (N-hexane) with Soxhlet extractor unit. The optimization parameter performed was: solid–solvent ratio, moisture content, rate of drying algae paste, effect of time and temperature. The data set shows maximum oil yield of 31.50 % obtained with optimum condition of 6.6 % moisture content for a particle size of 2 to 3.30 mm, 60 0C temperatures solid to solvent ratio of 1:6 and 70 mins extraction time. The Kinetics reveals that this extraction followed first order model equation for the reaction time on oil yield with activation energy (Ea.) of 141.92KJ/mol.