Purification of thin stillage from dry-grind corn milling with fungi cross-reference to related applications

(73) AssigneeZ IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY The present invention is directed to an improved method of RESEARCH FOUND ATION, processing thin stillage from ethanol production and/or other INC” Ames’ IA (Us) industrial processes to produce high value fungal biomass that can be recovered by simple means. The ef?uent is sani (21) App1_ NO; 11 /765,620 tiZed and recycled using a novel disinfection technique. This innovative approach generates revenue from loW value thin (22) Filed; Jun, 20, 2007 stillage, While reducing WasteWater puri?cation costs.