Going Green

Friday, September 21, 2007

Bio-fuels Bi-products

What to do with the bi-products?

Fortifying Feed with Biodiesel Co-products

By Ann Perry
September 20, 2007

Biofuel research isn’t just a matter of finding the right type of biomass—corn grain, soybean oil, animal fat, wood or other material—and converting it into fuel. Scientists must also find environmentally and economically sound uses for the by-products of biofuel production. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists Brian Kerr and William Dozier have done just that.

Current biodiesel supplies are often made...(complete article here).

I think this is just the tip of the iceberg. We will see many new and innovative products over the next few years as a result of the growing bio-fuels industry.

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