Electrifying Animal & Fish Feed: Identifying Novel Microbes for Single Cell Protein Synthesis via Assimilation of CO2-Derived Formic Acid
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Organization
North Carolina State University
Award Date
Award Amount
12,477
Program Name
Flash Grant
Program Category
Research and Equipment Support
Principal Investigator
William Sagues
Fiscal Year
2022
Region
Research Triangle
Project Description:
This project from NCSU will identify new microbes to enable the electrification of protein-rich animal & fish feed, thereby drastically reducing land use, freshwater consumption, and GHG emissions associated with traditional agricultural & aquacultural practices without increasing costs or decreasing nutrition quality.