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Mushroom Waste Plus Corn Stalks Makes Ethanol Fuel

Mushroom Waste Plus Corn Stalks Makes Ethanol Fuel

What they found

Spent mushroom substrate with corn stover produced high-titer ethanol using engineered bacteria.

Spent mushroom substrate with corn stover produced high-titer ethanol using engineered bacteria.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Zymomonas mobilis

Zymomonas mobilis

Compound

ethanol

ethanol

Published in

Biomass and Bioenergy

Biomass and Bioenergy

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Waste-to-Fuel Upgrade

Waste-to-Fuel Upgrade

Spent mushroom substrate co-processed with corn stover at 30% solids produced high-titer ethanol using engineered Zymomonas mobilis 8b. This turns mushroom waste into a renewable fuel feedstock while reducing the need for added nitrogen during fermentation.

Spent mushroom substrate co-processed with corn stover at 30% solids produced high-titer ethanol using engineered Zymomonas mobilis 8b. This turns mushroom waste into a renewable fuel feedstock while reducing the need for added nitrogen during fermentation.

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