Cultivation of edible filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae on volatile fatty acids derived from anaerobic digestion of food waste and cow manure.
In a circular economy approach, edible filamentous fungi (single cell protein) can be cultivated on volatile fatty acids (VFAs) derived from anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic-rich waste streams. In this study, the effect of pH, concentration/distribution of VFAs, nutrient supplementation, and type of waste on Aspergillus oryzae cultivation on synthetic VFAs, and actual VFAs derived from AD of food waste and cow manure were investigated. The optimal pH for A. oryzae growth on VFAs were 6 and 7 with maximum acetic acid consumption rates of 0.09 g/L.h. The fungus could thrive on high concentrations of acetic (up to 9 g/L) yielding 0.29 g dry biomass/gVFAsfed. In mixed VFAs cultures, A. oryzae primarily consumed caproic and acetic acids reaching a biomass yield of 0.26 g dry biomass/gVFAsfed (containing up to 41% protein). For waste-derived VFAs at pH 6, the fungus successfully consumed 81-100% of caproic, acetic, and butyric acids.
['Uwineza|Clarisse|C|', 'Mahboubi|Amir|A|', 'Atmowidjojo|Amelia|A|', 'Ramadhani|Alya|A|', 'Wainaina|Steven|S|', 'Millati|Ria|R|', 'Wikandari|Rachma|R|', 'Niklasson|Claes|C|', 'Taherzadeh|Mohammad J|MJ|']
D000693:Anaerobiosis D000818:Animals D001236:Aspergillus oryzae D019149:Bioreactors D002417:Cattle D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile D005260:Female D005285:Fermentation D005502:Food D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration D008372:Manure D012037:Refuse Disposal
Aspergillus oryzae Volatile fatty acids Anaerobic digestion Food waste Edible filamentous fungi