March 16, 2010
This year's delayed harvest presents farmers and ethanol producers with several challenges—from dealing with high moisture corn to testing moldy corn for mycotoxins.
Despite strong opposition, in January, California approved implementation of a low carbon fuel standard. The California Air Resources Board is now preparing biofuel producers for compliance and anticipates many challenges in ensuring fairness and accuracy.
A home-grown, corn-fueled race car tops 255 mph on Rockett Brand E85.
A number of alternative methods are available for debottlenecking cooling water systems and the molecular sieves that are used for ethanol dehydration.
Patents and trade secrets may protect and profit owners, but do they not guarantee a monopoly.
By Holly Jessen, Luke Geiver and Susanne Retka Schill
March 16, 2010
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