Heterotrophic/mixotrophic cultivation of oleaginous Chlorella vulgaris on industrial co-products

► Inexpensive co-products utilized as nutrient feedstock for algal oil. ► Corn ethanol thin stillage and soy whey supported high-density C. vulgaris growth. ► Highest biomass and lipid yields were obtained from C. vulgaris on thin stillage. ► Fatty acid composition of algal oil differed based on substrate media.