COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR BIOFERMENTATION OF OIL-CONTAINING FEEDSTOCKS

摘要

The present invention provides compositions and methods for the use of oil-containing materials as feedstocks for the production the bioproducts by biofermentation. In one preferred embodiment, surfactants are not used in compositions and the methods of the invention. In one preferred embodiment the oil-containing feedstocks are the by-products of other industrial processes including microbial, plant and animal oil processing.

主权项

1. A method of producing bioproducts from a feedstock, the method comprising:
a) providing a feedstock comprising fats, oils and fractions thereof; b) heating the feedstock to a temperature that is above the melting point of the fats, oils and fractions thereof contained in the feedstock; c) adding the feedstock of step (b) to fermentation media while mixing wherein the fermentation comprises at least one biocatalyst capable of fermentation in the presence of the feedstock, and wherein the feedstock forms a stable dispersion upon addition to the fermentation media with mixing; d) fermenting the feedstock in the fermentation media while mixing to produce at least one bioproduct; and e) optionally separating bioproduct, biocatalyst or feedstock from the fermentation media during fermentation or after fermentation has been completed.