Food materials comprising filamentous fungal particles and membrane bioreactor design
AssigneeThe Fynder Group, Inc.
InventorsRichard Eugene Macur, Yuval Charles Avniel, Renata Usaite Black, Maximilian DeVane Hamilton, Michael John Harney, Eleanore Brophy Eckstrom, Mark Andrew Kozubal
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Abstract
Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.
Claims29
A method for producing a biomat of a filamentous fungus, comprising:
- inoculating a filamentous fungus in a bioreactor, wherein the bioreactor comprises:
- a container;
- at least one membrane disposed within or on a surface of the container, the at least one membrane comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein either or both of the first and second surfaces are adapted to receive thereon the inoculum of the filamentous fungus;
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- a liquid feedstock for the growth of a filamentous fungus, contacting the first surface of the at least one membrane;
- culturing the filamentous fungus to form the biomat on a surface of the at least one membrane of the bioreactor;
- and
- harvesting the biomat,
- wherein, upon harvesting, the biomat has a tensile strength of at least 30 g/cm2.
A method for producing a biomat of a filamentous fungus, comprising:
- inoculating a filamentous fungus in a bioreactor, wherein the bioreactor comprises:
- a container;
- at least one mesh scaffold disposed within or on a surface of the container, the at least one mesh scaffold comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein either or both of the first and second surfaces are adapted to receive thereon the inoculum of the filamentous fungus;
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- a liquid feedstock for the growth of a filamentous fungus, contacting the first surface of the mesh scaffold;
- culturing the filamentous fungus to form the biomat on a surface of the at least one mesh scaffold of the bioreactor;
- and
- harvesting the biomat,
- wherein, upon harvesting, the biomat has a tensile strength of at least 30 g/cm2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.