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Culture medium from dry olive mill residue (10 ES 27F4 3IIJ)
A Spanish Research Centre has developed a new application of a toxic olive oil extraction residue, the dry olive mill residue. From this toxic residue is possible to obtain a culture medium for growing fungus. Making a solid-liquid extraction of the dry olive mill residue is possible to obtain a dissolution that filtered, centrifuged, again filtered and concentrated (40-60% (percent)) can be used for saprobes fungus growth. They are looking for Licensing Agreement.
Country: Spain
Type: OFFER
Date: 04.05.2011
Olive oil is produced by grinding olives. In last decades extraction techniques have been modified. At this moment the extraction is carried out by means of a system of two phases that allows saving water and energy. But this process generates a toxic subproduct named alpeorujo. From this subproduct is obtained orujo oil and a residue, the dry olive mill residue.
Andalusian researchers have managed to valorise this residue from olive oil industry, converting it in a fungal culture medium with all the nutrients necessary for their growth.
This procedure consists of a solid-liquid extraction using a watery dissolution. The obtained liquid is filtered, centrifuged, filtered again and finally concentrated (40-60%).
The use of this culture medium enables the obtention of 3 times the fungal mass obtained with other culture mediums.
Innovative Aspects:
" It's a simple and cheap form to obtain a culture medium for saprobe fungus" It allows to valorise a toxic subproduct for the olive oil industry" It allows to obtain high fungus mass compared with classic culture mediums
Degree of development:
Patents/Rights: Patent(s) applied for but not yet granted
Requested Cooperation: License Agreement, Adaptation to specific needs
- Type of partner sought: Industrial partner for license, development and commercial exploitation is sought.
- Specific area of activity of the partner: Olive oil manufacturers.
- Task to be performed by the partner sought: The company must be capable of collaborating in the development of the technology and must comercialice it.
Type of Organisation:
Status: NEW
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