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Microwave drying is an emerging technology that could be used as an alternative to the current method which most often uses heat from burning natural gas. Microwave energy causes the molecules of the material irradiated (referred to as the load) to vibrate more rapidly, creating friction and hence heat. Drying takes place in a different way than the current standard, with heat being generated within the molecules of the feedstock… Continue Reading Microwave Drying of Wet Beet Pulp

By the end of 2008, the National Biodiesel Board estimates the nation’s biodiesel production capacity will exceed 1.3 billion gallons per year. Producing that much fuel will consume about 5.2 million tons of soybean oil roughly half of the nation’s annual soybean oil production. The majority of soybean oil produced in the U.S. is used for domestic food consumption, so the production of soy oil will have to be greatly… Continue Reading Bypass Protein Soybean Meal

This report was conducted by AURI on behalf of the MN Corn Growers Association. File Attached: Flowability_summary_10_17_05.pdf

As the biodiesel industry grows, so does the nation’s supply of glycerin. Refined glycerin is used in thousands of products from food to toothpaste to personal care products. Most biodiesel refineries are not equipped to purify the crude glycerin generated by the biodiesel manufacturing process. This has led to an oversupply of crude glycerin on the market. One potential use for crude glycerin is as a boiler fuel. AURI and… Continue Reading Glycerin