SH11: Microbial services, biomass and fermentations Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two major areas of biomass?
A
Proteins (for food)
Fuels (from corn sugar, plant starches, sugar cane) (reduces pollution as it is CO2 neutral) (expensive to distil, however Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus now allows for continuous distillation)
2
Q
What are single cell proteins (SCP)?
A
Made from gases…
Quorn is a special strain of fungus SCP, has less nucleic acid content making it suitable for humans.
Quorn has less fat and cholesterol and is cheap.
3
Q
Describe the quoin fermentation process
A
Glucose+oxygen+ammonium…
Continuous fermentation
