BIOTECHNOLOGY: New bioprocess feeds the planet: Process produces mycoprotein more cheaply and without waste

摘要

A UK company has developed a new biotechnology process that is able to produce mycoprotein - the main ingredient in Quorn - cheaper than ever before and with zero waste. 3f bio is a technology spin-out from Strathclyde University. Its technique involves integrating the production of bioethanol with the fermentation of mycoprotein. The current method for producing mycoprotein uses glucose as a feedstock, whereas 3f bio's process uses a feedstock produced in the bioethanol refinery process.