Plant material recycling inoculant and uses thereof
AssigneeImio Technologies, Inc.
InventorsVictoria I. HOLDEN, Charles Smith
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Abstract
Disclosed are microbial compositions having unique combinations of microbial species which are used in plant material recycling and retting. Also disclosed microbial inoculants which contains such a microbial composition, water, and an optional carbon source. The microbial compositions and microbial inoculants are particularly useful in recycling high lignin-content plant material. Methods of making and methods of using the microbial compositions and the microbial inoculants are also described.
Claims6
A method of retting plant material, comprising the step of contacting the plant material to be retted with a mixture of microbial species to form an inoculated plant material,
- wherein the mixture of microbial species comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of:
- at least one first microbial species selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces pastorianus, Lactobacillus brevis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, Pseudomonas putida, Rhodococcus jostii, Trichoderma reesei, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Irpex lacteus, Bacillus subtilis, Amycolatopsis spp., Acinetobacter spp., Cellulomonas fimi, Cellulomonas flavigena, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Streptomyces coelicolor, and Irpex flavus;
- and
- at least one second microbial species selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Bacillus subtilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, and Acetobacter spp.
Use of a microbial inoculant for retting, wherein the microbial inoculant comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of:
- at least one first microbial species selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Saccharomyces pastorianus, Lactobacillus brevis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, Pseudomonas putida, Rhodococcus jostii, Trichoderma reesei, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Irpex lacteus, Bacillus subtilis, Amycolatopsis spp., Acinetobacter spp., Cellulomonas fimi, Cellulomonas flavigena, Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Streptomyces coelicolor, and Irpex flavus;
- at least one second microbial species selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Bacillus subtilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, and Acetobacter spp.;
- water;
- and
- an optional carbon source.
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