Utilization Of Wastes For The Production Of Single Cell Protein (SCP)
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In Nigen·a, industries especial.')• petroleum, food, agricultural and phannaceutica!
1 generaJe a_ lot ofwasres at one stage or the other during processing. These wastes
;i cause haiarils to the en..,.;ironme/11 uizd: Ju~mal! health if tuft ·disposed off.
J appropriaJely: Chemical of physical treatment of wastes in cure additional capilal, ..
. ! operating costs mui ;subsequent :disposal without economic gai11. Although there
·1 are 110 accuraJe daJa in Nigeria tm the quantities of wastes p_eneraJed allnually, the.~
l wastes could be a rich and inexpensive potential source oj raw nu:.;aials for the·
1 productio11 a/different pfoducts. One of .well products is single ceU protein. Single
·-i cell protein is a microbial cell harvested for human food a11i1 animal feeds. SCP
l!tas been produced from molasses, com steep, liqour; cobs and stcJk.s,. animal
'l dung, peels of plcmJain at!d yam, wastes water from different food industries, rice
1 straw tuui refinery effluents using various microbial organisms like Q:zr.adida
! uti/is and Geotrichum candiduni. - · · . . · . ·
'~ Proper managemc1U of \va.~tes" a~aiiabi"ejorproduction of singic ~ell protei II ,will
j Cl,!itigate waste disposal probleni and provide an alternalhc so.'ircc of'proreitz
·I supplement for human food tuzd animal feeds in Nigeria
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Q Science (General), QC Physics