Integrated BioChem (IBC) announces that the company has received a Canadian patent on its Managed Ecosystem Fermentation (MEF) process. The United States Patent office has already issued three patents on the proprietary process for converting biomass into high value industrial chemicals.
Managed Ecosystem Fermentation (MEF) is a new manufacturing process that biologically converts cellulose and other organic materials into protein and high value industrial chemicals. It is a continuous, self-sustaining fermentation process that is focused on economics, resulting in a significant reduction in the energy required, thereby making the process environmentally and economically sustainable. The MEF process is capable of producing several thousand dollars of revenue per ton of organic waste.
The MEF process developed by Integrated BioChem takes inbound organic waste such as food waste, paper, and other food processing waste streams and turns 95% of it into saleable products. Using MEF, 3 to 10 tons of waste a day can be processed in a plant the size of several 40-foot containers. The remaining waste stream is less than 5% of the material input.
High value industrial chemicals created by the MEF process include enzymes, protein, lipids and phospholipids. The products produced by the MEF process create a new sustainable feedstock for the paper, animal feed, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, lubricant, sealant, and adhesive industries.
“As waste becomes a bigger and bigger problem around the world, we realized the solution had to be both environmentally sustainable and economically sustainable,” said Edward Calt, CEO of Integrated BioChem. “The MEF process meets those goals by converting waste to revenue.”
For more information, visit www.integratedbiochem.com.