Application US20200165643

PROCESS FOR REDUCING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING EFFLUENT
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US20200165643

1. A process for reducing biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of a food or beverage processing effluent with a BOD greater than 750 mg/L comprising: (5) (3)

(i) contacting the process effluent with one or more microorganisms that have been genetically engineered to produce secondary metabolites wherein the secondary metabolites are selected from the group consisting of terpenoids, cannabinoids, cannabinoid producing enzymes, alkaloids or combinations thereof;

(ii) allowing the process effluent and microorganisms to react or ferment creating a reaction mass comprising the process effluent with a BOD less than 500 mg/L, the microorganisms and the secondary metabolites; and

(iii) removing the secondary metabolites from the reaction mass.

2. The process according to claim 1 wherein the process effluent is whey or whey permeate. (0)

3. The process according to claim 1 wherein the microorganisms have been genetically engineered to produce a cannabinoid. (1) (0)

4. The process according to claim 1 wherein the secondary metabolites are removed with a supercritical CO₂extraction using CO₂obtained from step (ii). (0)

7. The process according to claim 1 further comprising the step of separating the process effluent with a BOD less than 500 mg/L from the reaction mass. (0)

8. The process according to claim 1 further comprising the step of separating the microorganisms from the reaction mass to create a biomass. (1) (0)

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Application US20200165643

PROCESS FOR REDUCING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING EFFLUENT

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