Microbial Composition for Raising Rumen and Wastewater Hydrogen
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods fail to effectively increase hydrogen levels in the rumen of ruminants and hydrogen emissions in landfills, topsoil, and other environments, limiting efficiency and productivity.
Innovation Solution
Administering a composition comprising specific strains of Clostridium spp. and aquatic Pseudomonas spp. bacteria, with 16S nucleic acid sequences at least 97% identical to listed strains, in conjunction with a suitable carrier, to ruminants or environmental substrates to enhance hydrogen production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional methods are used to increase hydrogen levels in the rumen, then hydrogen production is limited, but the efficiency and productivity of ruminants remain insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two specific bacterial strains (Clostridium spp. and Pseudomonas spp.) into a single composition administered to ruminants. This merging of complementary bacterial functions creates a synergistic effect that significantly increases hydrogen production in the rumen, thereby improving both hydrogen levels and overall ruminant productivity simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces specific bacterial strains with defined 16S nucleic acid sequence identities (at least 97% identical to reference strains) to change the microbial composition parameters in the rumen. This parameter change in microbial population directly increases hydrogen production efficiency and ruminant productivity
2Quantity of substance
If conventional methods are applied to increase hydrogen emissions in landfills and topsoil, then hydrogen production is insufficient, but efficiency and productivity are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the same dual-bacterial composition (Clostridium spp. and Pseudomonas spp.) to environmental substrates like landfills and topsoil. The combined action of these two bacterial strains synergistically enhances hydrogen production in these environments, achieving both increased hydrogen emissions and improved environmental processing efficiency
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Significantly increases hydrogen levels in ruminants and emissions in landfills and other environments, improving efficiency and productivity by leveraging the microbial activity of these bacterial strains.
Implementation Method 1
administering to a ruminant an effective amount of a composition comprising: a) a first bacterial strain comprising Clostridium spp. and a second bacterial strain comprising aquatic Pseudomonas spp.; wherein the first and second bacterial strains of a) are present in the composition in an amount effective to increase the amount of hydrogen in the rumen
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are compositions and using said compositions in methods for increasing hydrogen in the rumen of ruminants, and in methods of increasing enteric hydrogen emissions in subjects, landfills and topsoil, in fermentation. Also disclosed herein are compositions and using said compositions in methods for increasing hydrogen production from wastewater.