A method of pretreating wastewater sludge including applying an amount of at least 0.01 g/g TSS Ca(ClO).sub.2 to wastewater sludge to enhance digestibility of the sludge and reduce phosphorus concentration therein and then allowing sufficient time for the wastewater sludge to densify to a treated sludge having a specific resistance to filtration (SRF) of 3 to 4 (10.sup.10 m/Kg). The resulting treated sludge composition being sterilized, free of harmful bacteria, and useful as a fertilizer, particularly for growing mushrooms.

A method of pretreating wastewater sludge including applying an amount of at least 0.01 g/g TSS Ca(ClO).sub.2 to wastewater sludge to enhance digestibility of the sludge and reduce phosphorus concentration therein and then allowing sufficient time for the wastewater sludge to densify to a treated sludge having a specific resistance to filtration (SRF) of 3 to 4 (10.sup.10 m/Kg). The resulting treated sludge composition being sterilized, free of harmful bacteria, and useful as a fertilizer, particularly for growing mushrooms.

The present invention is directed to a novel food waste combination with bromoform-containing seaweeds that benefit livestock nutrition and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Each combination of food waste begins with bromoform-containing seaweeds that reduce greenhouse gas emission and a non-obvious food waste stream that can synergistically reduce greenhouse gas emissions while delivering nutrient benefits including proteins from the same seaweed to the animal. These combinations further increase agricultural efficiency, reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from rotting food waste, and in general provide benefits to society by reducing the amount of arable land required to feed humans and animals by redirecting waste into productive use in the economy.

The present invention is directed to a novel food waste combination with bromoform-containing seaweeds that benefit livestock nutrition and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Each combination of food waste begins with bromoform-containing seaweeds that reduce greenhouse gas emission and a non-obvious food waste stream that can synergistically reduce greenhouse gas emissions while delivering nutrient benefits including proteins from the same seaweed to the animal. These combinations further increase agricultural efficiency, reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from rotting food waste, and in general provide benefits to society by reducing the amount of arable land required to feed humans and animals by redirecting waste into productive use in the economy.

The present invention relates to a method for producing microbial lipids, optionally for producing microbial lipids and protein biomass and/or aromatic compounds. The present invention further relates to a use of a microbial lipid. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising at least five enzymes.

The present invention relates to a food composition comprising, in % by weight of the food composition on dry matter basis, i) nucleotides in an amount of at least about 0.05% and ii) oligosaccharides in an amount of at least about 0.1%, wherein said oligosaccharides are selected from xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS), fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS), and combinations thereof.

The subject invention provides microbe-based products, as well as their use, for enhancing aquaculture. In particular, the subject invention provides materials and methods for producing healthy and high quality farmed fish by applying yeast and/or biosurfactant-based compositions to a fish farm. In one embodiment, the subject invention improves the environment in which the fish are farmed. In another embodiment, the subject invention provides a highly nutritious fish feed, as well as methods of feeding fish at low cost.

The subject invention provides microbe-based products, as well as their use, for enhancing aquaculture. In particular, the subject invention provides materials and methods for producing healthy and high quality farmed fish by applying yeast and/or biosurfactant-based compositions to a fish farm. In one embodiment, the subject invention improves the environment in which the fish are farmed. In another embodiment, the subject invention provides a highly nutritious fish feed, as well as methods of feeding fish at low cost.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing an albumen hydrolysate that has emulsifiability, emulsion stability and heat coagulability. An albumen hydrolysate obtained by hydrolysis of albumen with a protease, wherein the dry weight of a precipitate formed by adding nine times the amount of 0.4 M trichloroacetic acid (TCA) to the albumen hydrolysate is 60% or more relative to the dry weight of albumen treated in the same manner.

This disclosure describes techniques for using a single feedstock of barley to produce a fermented product and a method for filtering a large-particles stream from a liquid stream containing small particles of a process stream using a series of mechanical separation devices to increase yield.