	US 12,269,784 B2
	Biomass production
Nathalie Berezina, Järfälla (SE); and Maxim Chapovalov, Järfälla (SE)
Assigned to NBTECH AB, Järfälla (SE)
Appl. No. 18/567,332
Filed by NBTECH AB, Järfälla (SE)
PCT Filed Jul. 1, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/068350 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 5, 2023, PCT Pub. No. WO2023/275397, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 5, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 21183517 (EP), filed on Jul. 2, 2021; application No. 21183520 (EP), filed on Jul. 2, 2021; and application No. 21210560 (EP), filed on Nov. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0261834 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. C05F 17/05 (2020.01); A01K 67/033 (2006.01); B09B 3/60 (2022.01); B09B 101/75 (2022.01); B09B 101/77 (2022.01); C05F 9/00 (2006.01); C08J 11/10 (2006.01)

CPC C05F 17/05 (2020.01) [A01K 67/0339 (2013.01); B09B 3/60 (2022.01); C05F 9/00 (2013.01); C08J 11/105 (2013.01); B09B 2101/75 (2022.01); B09B 2101/77 (2022.01); C08J 2371/02 (2013.01)]

8 Claims

1. Method for producing biomass, the method comprising

bringing at least one larva of the species Galleria mellonella into contact with a feed, wherein said feed comprises at least one plastic polymer, wherein said polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polyurethane, polyester, polyacrylate, polyglycol, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polyvinylidene chloride, synthetic polyamide, polypropylene terephthalate, polyether, poly(ethylene-vinylacetate), polyacrylonitrile, and mixes of distinct polymers or copolymers thereof;

allowing said at least one larva to feed on said at least one plastic polymer, thereby producing biomass; and wherein said method provides a suitable growth condition for a weight increase in said at least one larvae.