College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

ISU professor’s ethanol byproduct fungi could feed the world

Johannes (Hans) van Leeuwen, Vlasta Klima Balloun Professor of Engineering, and professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering and agricultural and biosystems engineering, hopes to develop a solution to world hunger.

Fungi from ethanol byproducts takes about two days to grow, a process van Leeuwen calls “lightning-speed” farming. The fungi is high in protein, essential amino acids and oils, making it a nutritious supplement.

“We could honestly save millions of lives worldwide by using this waste product from the Midwest,” said van Leeuwen.

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