News tagged with distillers grains

Scientists use commercial enzyme to improve grain ethanol production

A commercial enzyme could reduce overall costs linked with producing ethanol from grain, and also reduce associated emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Benefits of barley as a biofuel crop studied

The benefits of using barley for bioenergy production don't stop at the gas pump, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Study: Distiller's grain safe for pigs, even with sulfur content

University of Illinois research reports that swine producers can feed distiller's dried grain with solubles (DDGS) to their pigs without concern for sulfur content.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Process could improve economics of ethanol production

(PhysOrg.com) -- Iowa State University's Hans van Leeuwen has moved his research team's award-winning idea for improving ethanol production from a laboratory to a pilot plant.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Studies focus on feed ingredient's effects on levels of E. coli O157:H7 in cattle

After corn is processed to make ethanol, what's left of the corn looks something like slightly dampened cornmeal, though a somewhat darker yellow, and not as finely ground. Known as "wet distiller's grains with solubles" ...

Biology / Other

created May 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Learn to run a biorefinery in a virtual control room developed by Iowa State researchers

David Grewell flipped on the augers that carry corn from a truck to a biorefinery.

Technology / Other

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Icicle shape stranger than thought (w/ Video)

Look out your window at the icicles beginning to grow on the edges of roofs and car bumpers, and you might think that all icicles are shaped the same -- long, straight and pointy.

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Dairy cows and mycotoxins: Testing and vigilance can reduce risk for producers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Heavy rains have led to a warm-up in South Dakota, and these conditions have dairy producers concerned because of the potential threat mycotoxins pose to their cows. South Dakota Cooperative Extension Dairy ...

Biology / Other

created Oct 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Swine researchers seek answers to fiber's low digestibility

As interest grows in feeding distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to growing pigs, many questions are being asked about the digestibility of this alternative feed option.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Co-products and cornstalk residue can cut cow feed costs by a dollar a day

University of Illinois researchers recently discovered that feeding co-products and cornstalk residue in the winter can save cow-calf producers up to $1 per day per cow as compared to feeding hay.

Biology / Other

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scots scientists create car biofuel from whisky by-products

Whisky lovers have another excuse to enjoy a dram -- scientists in Scotland on Tuesday unveiled a biofuel to help power cars developed from the by-products of the distillation process.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Women who drink beer more likely to develop psoriasis

Regular beer - but not light beer or other types of alcohol—appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing psoriasis, according to a report posted online today that will be published in the December print issue ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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