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US 12,584,084 B2Granted
Use of by-products from the alcoholic beverage manufacturing industry
AssigneeMialgae Ltd.
InventorsDouglas Martin, Shreekanth Ramananthan, Julian Pietrzyk
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Abstract
A by-product from an alcoholic beverage manufacturing process may be used to cultivate a thraustochytrid. The by-product may comprise a residue from a distillation step used in malt whisky manufacture, such as pot ale. The cultivation may be used to provide a product with enhanced amounts of lipids, oils, or fatty acids, including omega-3 fatty acids.
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A method for cultivating a thraustochytrid in a vessel containing a composition, the method comprising:
- combining the composition and the thraustochytrid;
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- applying a process to the combined composition and thraustochytrid for cultivation of the thraustochytrid,
- wherein the composition comprises a by-product from a distillation step used in malt whisky manufacture.
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A method of processing a by-product from an alcoholic beverage manufacturing process, the method comprising:
- providing a by-product from a distillation step used in malt whisky manufacture;
- applying a thraustochytrid to said by-product;
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- allowing said by-product to be used as a growth medium for said thraustochytrid to result in a product.
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