Pilot plant uses carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce animal feed
A pilot plant that will create animal feed from carbon dioxide and hydrogen gases is expected to transform food production and supply chains.
This is the claim of Netherlands-based Aerbio, which is working with a consortium of partners, including the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), as part of the REACT-FIRST initiative.
The project will produce a novel single-cell protein called Proton, which can be used as feed for salmon and chickens.
The opening of Aerbio’s pilot facility will allow larger feed trials to begin, with an initial 200kg of Proton being produced per month. The pilot facility will help the company determine how best to integrate itself into the food chain, with the Proton it produces being used in the assessment and development of several applications, including in the REACT-FIRST initiative.
Engineering work is also already being conducted on an upcoming ‘Market Launch Facility’, which will have the capacity to produce 250 tonnes of Proton per annum. Subsequent commercial sites are expected to each produce 100,000 tonnes of Proton per year.
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