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US 3,937,845 AGranted
Semi-solid fermentation of straw
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsYoun W. Han, Arthur W. Anderson
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Abstract
The digestibility and protein content of straw is enhanced by treating it with dilute acid, ammoniating the acid-treated straw, and fermenting it with a yeast such as Candida utilis. The so-treated straw is useful as a feed for ruminants and other animals.
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A process for increasing the digestibility and protein content of straw, which consists of
- a. mixing 1 part of straw with about 2 to 4 parts of aqueous sulphuric acid having a normality of about 0.1 to 1, and holding the mixture at about 100.degree. to 125.degree. C. for about 30 to 60 minutes,
- b. adding to the acid-treated straw an amount of ammonia to provide a pH of about 4.0-4.5,
- c. aerobically fermenting the ammoniated acid-treated straw, which is a moist fibrous mass having a solids content of about 20-33% and a moisture content of about 80-67%, with a microorganism selected from the group consisting of Candida utilis, Pullularia pullulans, and Trichoderma viride, at a temperature of about 30.degree. C. for a period of about 1 to 7 days, and
- d. drying the so-fermented product.
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A process for increasing the digestibility and protein content of straw, which consists of
- a. mixing one part of straw with about 3 parts of aqueous sulphuric acid having a normality of about 0.5, and holding the mixture under autogenous pressure at a temperature of about 121.degree. C. for about 30 minutes,
- b. cooling the resulting acid-treated straw to room temperature and adding thereto an amount of ammonia to provide a pH of about 4.0-4.5,
- c. inoculating the ammoniated acid-treated straw, which is a moist, fibrous, semi-solid mass having a solids content of about 25% and a moisture content of about 75%, with about 5% of a culture of a microorganism selected from the group consisting of Candida utilis, Pullularia pullulans, and Trichoderma viride, and aerobically fermenting the inoculated mass by tumbling it in the presence of air, said fermentation being conducted at a temperature of about 30.degree. C. for about 1 to 7 days, and
- d. drying the so-fermented product.
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