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US 11,992,028 B2Granted
Microbial-based process for high quality protein concentrate
AssigneeThe South Dakota Board of Regents, as Governing Board for South Dakota State University
InventorsWilliam Gibbons, Michael L Brown
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Abstract
The present invention describes a bio-based process to produce high quality protein concentrate (HQPC) by converting plant derived celluloses into bioavailable protein via aerobic incubation, including the use of such HQPC so produced as a nutrient, including use as a fish meal replacement in aquaculture diets.
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A method of producing a plant material protein concentrate comprising:
- a. optionally, extruding plant material at above room temperature to form a mash and transferring the mash to a biorector;
- b. inoculating and incubating the mash with at least one microbe;
- c. recovering the incubated material via hydrodynamic force;
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- d. drying recovered solid residual material, wherein said protein concentrate comprises proteins, microbes, and exopolysaccharides.
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