Patent ID: 8574889
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: C01C,C12N,C12P,C12R

Abstract:
1. A process for producing ammonia or ammonium from an organic material, the method comprising: (a) contacting the organic material with at least one hydrolytic enzyme, in an aqueous medium, to produce a hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed organic material suitable for microbial fermentation, in the aqueous medium; (b) fermenting the product of step (a) in the presence of at least one microorganism capable of ammonification, wherein the fermenting is under conditions, and for a sufficient period of time, to produce a fermentation product that comprises ammonia or ammonium; wherein the organic material comprises nitrogenous compounds suitable for conversion to ammonia or ammonium; and wherein the microorganism is a bacterial isolate selected from the group consisting of a bacterial isolate deposited as VTT-E-123272, a bacterial isolate deposited as VTT-E-123273, and combinations thereof.