METHOD FOR PREPARING VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS USING EXTRACTS OF PRE-TREATED SEAWEED RESIDUES

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for preparing volatile fatty acids, and more specifically to a method for preparing volatile fatty acids which comprises a step of chemically or biologically pre-treating seaweed residues to obtain and filter extracts of the seaweed residues, and a step of performing anaerobic fermentation on the obtained filtrate. The method for preparing volatile fatty acids of the present invention can use seaweed regardless of the kind thereof, simplify a preparation process of volatile fatty acids since the development of enzymes for fermentation is unnecessary, and increase the yield of volatile fatty acids since the volatile fatty acids can be prepared from other organic components such as proteins or fats, in addition to carbohydrates. Therefore, the method can be used for economical and effective production of volatile fatty acids.