Abstract:
A method of improving fermentation by increasing the bioavailability of components in stillage, using all or a portion of the hydrothermally treated stillage as a component of a media, and using the media for a process such as fermentation or biomass production. The metabolites and biomass recovered from the method above. Media including hydrothermally treating stillage obtained by heating the stillage to a temperature of 190° F. to 300° F. A method of improving fermentation by removing solids in stillage, hydrothermally treating the stillage by heating the stillage to a temperature of 190° F. to 300° F., using all or a portion of the stillage as a component of a media, and using the media for a process chosen from the group consisting of fermentation and biomass production.