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Edible and non-edible biomass from wood-decay basidiomycetes (Status : OPEN)

Edible and non-edible biomass from wood-decay basidiomycetes (Status : OPEN)

 

Formula of biomass of cellulolytic and ligninolytic, edible or non-edible bacidiomycetes, serving as food sources and/or bioremediation agents

 

Technology code
21-UOI-04		 Status
OPEN		 Applications mode
First call for expression of interest		 Access model
As specified in the call


Code: 21-UOI-04


The Opportunity

Wood industries accumulate byproducts that remain usually unexploited and are considered as putative pollutants. The opportunity resides in the prospect to convert the waste material in high additive value products and concomitantly to biologically remediate the pollutants.

 

Our Offer

We will manipulate the accumulated wood waste by testing indigenous bacidiomycetes for their potential to degrade wood industry byproducts by exploiting their cellulolytic and ligninolytic properties. Growth of bacidiomycetes on such waste will result in either the production of edible biomass, or the use of the biomass to produce valuable prebiotics (e.g. inulin). A formula of edible and non-edible fungal biomass will be provided.

 

The Technology

The wood-decaying bacidiomycetes are isolated from local forest habitats and characterized at the molecular level. The above isolates are grown on various wood substrates, while the establishment of pure cultures is about to be completed at the present stage. The determination of enzymatic activity following molecular verification is still in progress. The collection of fungal biomass and the extraction of prebiotics (inulin and other non-digestible galacto-oligosaccharides) will be the final stage of this project.


Commercial bacidiomycetes are used as controls during each procedure.


Advantages & Innovations

  • Creation of a domestic wood-decaying fungi collection from local forest habitats
  • Biological degradation of wood industry byproducts by exploiting the cellulolytic and ligninolytic properties of the above basidiomycetes
  • Conversion of a useless and hazardous industrial waste in valuable products
  • Production of basidiomycetes edible and non-edible fungal biomass from a substrate of no cost

 

Stage of Development

Indigenous and commercial wood-decay bacidiomycetes are characterized at the molecular level and grown successfully on wood substrates.

 

Partner Search

FOOD INNOVATION RI is seeking for Partners with the capacities to develop this technology. The ideal Partner shall be a wood industry and a food ingredient producer eager to further develop this technology in a relevant and operational environment.


Offered by

Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, University Campus, 45110 Ioannina, Greece


Contact

AFENDRA

Prof Emmanuel M. PAPAMICHAEL                  Assist. Prof. Amalia AFENDRA         Assoc. Prof. Efstathios HATZILOUKAS
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