Nancy Godwin Moon

US Patent:

45281998, Jul 9, 1985

Filed:

Jan 26, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/461001

Inventors:

Nancy J. Moon - Griffin GA
Lane O. Ely - Fort Collins CO
E. M. Sudweeks - Kilgore TX

Assignee:

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. - Athens GA

International Classification:

A23K 100
A23K 302
C12R 125

US Classification:

426 53

Abstract:

A method for the production of silage from a fermentable forage substrate by admixing Lactobacillus plantarum 2B bacteria with a fermentable forage substrate. The bacteria is added in an amount effective to lower the pH of the forage substrate to a pH at which the fermentable forage is stabilized and rendered substantially free of butyric acid producing bacteria.

US Patent:

42359333, Nov 25, 1980

Filed:

May 2, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/902242

Inventors:

Nancy J. Moon - Griffin GA
Earl G. Hammond - Ames IA

Assignee:

Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. - Ames IA

International Classification:

A23C 912
A23L 128
C12N 116
C12R 172

US Classification:

426 41

Abstract:

The solids of whey permeate obtained by ultrafiltration are converted to a triglyceride oil-containing yeast cell mass by fermentation with fat-producing strains of Candida curvata. For maximum oil yield, the fermentation is continued until at least 90% of the lactose has been consumed, such as 98 to 99% of the lactose. The resulting oil-containing yeast cell mass can be further processed to prepare animal feed materials, and/or for recovery of the oil by extraction. The spent fermentation medium has relatively low COD indicating that the fermentation not only removes the lactose but also most of the other organic material.