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ThrowAwayGenomics t1_itim4e0 wrote
Reply to World's largest protein factory uses fermentation to produce 20,000 tonnes of protein annually for use in fish food in China by mutherhrg
It uses only methane as the carbon source, not food or agricultural byproducts. This process has a lot of potential if the efficiency is high enough and they could potentially expand production to other valuable organic compounds.
ThrowAwayGenomics t1_itimyti wrote
Reply to comment by KainX in World's largest protein factory uses fermentation to produce 20,000 tonnes of protein annually for use in fish food in China by mutherhrg
It’s methane fermentation, so methane is the only carbon/energy source. Depending on processing, you end up with something similar to brewers yeast you find at some grocery stores or a more purified protein powder. For animal feed it would likely be the former. Inputs are methane, salts, water and electricity to the run the bioreactors. I assume there’s some amount of pure oxygen or nitrogen supplementation to reach the most efficient ratios.