Photoconversion of organic materials into single-cell protein

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:873550

Weaver, Paul F ^[1]

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1. 13130 W. 66th Pl., Golden, CO 80401

A process is described for converting organic materials (such as biomass wastes) into sterile, high-grade bacterial protein suitable for use an animal feed or human food supplements. In a preferred embodiment the process involves thermally gasifying the organic material into primarily carbon monoxide, hydrogen and nitrogen products, followed by photosynthetic bacterial assimilation of the gases into cell material, which can be as high as 65% protein. The process is ideally suited for waste recycling and for food production under zero-gravity or extra-terrestrial conditions.

• Research Organization: Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• Assignee: Weaver, Paul F. (13130 W. 66th Pl., Golden, CO 80401)
• Patent Number(s): US 6187565
• OSTI ID: 873550
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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photoconversion
organic
materials
single-cell
protein
process
described
converting
biomass
wastes
sterile
high-grade
bacterial
suitable
animal
feed
human
food
supplements
preferred
embodiment
involves
thermally
gasifying
material
primarily
carbon
monoxide
hydrogen
nitrogen
products
followed
photosynthetic
assimilation
gases
cell
65
ideally
suited
waste
recycling
production
zero-gravity
extra-terrestrial
conditions
process involves
organic materials
carbon monoxide
preferred embodiment
organic material
biomass wastes
animal feed
photosynthetic bacteria
cell material
ideally suited
converting organic
primarily carbon
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