DETECTION DEVICE FOR LIPIDS INCLUDED IN MICROALGAE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR LIPIDS INCLUDED IN MICROALGAE

摘要

A detection device for lipids included in microalgae, comprising: a flow cell 40 having flowing therein a fluid including microalgae; an excitation light source 10 that irradiates excitation light on the flow cell 40; and a first fluorescent light detector 102A that detects autofluorescence occurring in the lipids of microalgae having the excitation light irradiated thereupon. Lipids included in microalgae are also called oil bodies. The detection device for lipids included in microalgae may also comprise: a scattered light detector 105 that detects scattered light occurring in microalgae irradiated by the excitation light; and a comparison unit 301 that compares the intensity of the scattered light and the intensity of the autofluoresence occurring in the lipids.