Summary of Momento Tecnologia #100: Coquetel, fungos e palha de milho

00:00:00 - 00:05:00

In the 100th episode of the "Momento Tecnologia" YouTube video, Alessandra Castro Souza discusses a new bioreactor patent that could help address the challenge of managing agricultural waste, specifically corn stalks. The patent, published in June 2021, involves growing two types of fungi, Trichoderma and Thermophilus, in the same culture using industrial water or biomass as a carbon source. The fungi decompose cellulose and hemicellulose, producing glucose, which is then fermented by yeast to create a valuable enzymatic cocktail. This cocktail can be used to produce various industrial products, such as ethanol, lactic acid, bioplastics, and biohydrogenation. The inventors, Maria, a professor from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters of Ribeirão Preto at USP, and her team, are committed to contributing to the development of sustainable bioenergy strategies and are open to collaborations. The patent is currently in the development stage, with plans to scale up the production of the enzymatic cocktail in larger fermenters. For more updates on technology news, viewers are encouraged to visit jornal.usp.br and explore previous episodes of the Momento Tecnologia podcast.

• 00:00:00 In this section of the Momento Tecnologia YouTube video, Alessandra discusses the need for a sustainable world and the challenge of managing waste from agricultural production. She introduces a new technology that could help address this issue: a bioreactor patent for converting corn stalks into useful substances. The patent involves growing two types of fungi, Trichoderma and Thermophilus, in the same culture, using industrial water or biomass as a carbon source. The fungi decompose cellulose and hemicellulose, producing glucose, which is then fermented by yeast to create a valuable enzymatic cocktail. This cocktail can be used to produce various industrial products, such as ethanol, lactic acid, bioplastics, and biohydrogenation. The patent was published in June 2021 and is currently in the development stage, with plans to scale up the production of the enzymatic cocktail in larger fermenters. The inventors, Maria, a professor from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences, and Letters of Ribeirão Preto at USP, and her team, are committed to contributing to the development of strategies for bioenergy and are open to collaborating with society.
• 00:05:00 In this section of the "Momento Tecnologia" YouTube video with the number 100, Castro Souza discusses a bioreactor patent for cornstalks. He encourages viewers to explore this topic further by visiting jornal.usp.br for more updates on technology news. The patent is one of the many topics covered in previous episodes of the Momento Tecnologia podcast, which can be found on various podcast aggregators.