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An Integrated Biotechnological Process for Fungal Biomass Protein Production and Wastewater Reclamation

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Environmental Bioengineering

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An integrated biotechprocess has been developed for fungal biomass protein production and wastewater reclamation from starch processing wastewater. The process resulted in producing 9.0 g/L fungal biomass, and removing total suspended solids, 95% BOD and 75% nitrogen. The biomass products contained 45% protein and appreciable quantities of amino acids, and they would be nutritive and edible for animal consumption. The reclaimed wastewater could be used for farm irrigation. This technology appeared to be technically feasible and economically beneficial for food and agricultural industries.

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  1. Water Environment Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Earth and Environmental Science, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

    Bo Jin Ph.D.

  2. School of Environmental Engineering, Griffith University, Nathan Campus Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Qiming Yu Ph.D.

  3. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University, 376 Town Engineering, AMES, IA, USA

    J Hans van Leeuwen Ph.D.

  4. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Yung-Tse Hung Ph.D., P.E., DEE

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Jin, B., Yu, Q., van Leeuwen, J.H., Hung, YT. (2010). An Integrated Biotechnological Process for Fungal Biomass Protein Production and Wastewater Reclamation. In: Wang, L., Tay, JH., Tay, S., Hung, YT. (eds) Environmental Bioengineering. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 11. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-031-1_20

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