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EPA studyA new study by the Environmental

Protection Agency confi rms that corn ethanol additives in gasoline have helped clear the air, ground and wa-ter. The EPA study looks at the suc-cess of clean fuels programs it imple-mented, including the replacement of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) with ethanol. MTBE has been a cause for concern because of groundwa-ter contamination. According to the study, these programs exceeded ex-pectations in reducing ozone pollut-ants and air toxins, and the research found that emissions reductions were often signifi cantly greater than regula-tory requirements.

In 1996, about 11% of the reformulat-ed gas sold contained ethanol, while virtually all of the remainder contained MTBE. By 2005, the ethanol share increased to about 53%, with corre-sponding decreases in MTBE. For more on the study, visit www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/rfg/properf/rfgperf.htm.

E. coli improves efficiencyResearchers at UCLA have found

that by using a modifi ed form of the

biofuels BUZZEscherichia coli bacteria, they can actually make biofuels more effi -ciently. Gevo, a Pasadena, Cal.-based biofuel startup that is licensing the technology through an exclusive royalty-bearing license, could ben-efi t from the research. Research-ers say the E. coli aids in effi ciently producing “higher-chain alcohols,” such as isobutanal, from biomateri-als. If the team is successful in mak-ing higher-chain alcohol at larger scales, it will get one added bonus. Ethanol faces the challenge of corro-sion due to water absorption, mak-ing the fuel diffi cult to store and dis-tribute using existing infrastructure. Higher-chain alcohols potentially could avoid that problem.

Cellulosic boostRenewable energy company Xe-

thanol Corp. announced that its lat-est laboratory research results show signifi cant increases in the rate of cellulosic ethanol production. Lead researcher Thomas Jeffries reported that research sponsored by Xethanol at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Products Laboratory in Madi-son, Wis., “has improved the rate of ethanol production from xylose wood sugar by 22% and has increased the ethanol yield by 11% compared to the control strain of yeast.”

By JACQUI FATKA

AT the start of the year, Quality Liquid Feeds (QLF) expanded its manufacturing footprint with

a new liquid supplement manufactur-ing plant at Hereford, Texas.

The plant initiated operations Jan. 1 and will continue to expand capa-bilities to meet market needs in Texas, New Mexico, western Oklahoma, Kan-sas and Colorado.

Merlyn Kruger, QLF vice presi-dent of manufacturing, said the full capacity is projected to be 100,000

Hereford home to QLF plant

tons. Expansion plans include adding

more specifi c mixers to make spe-cialized products for regional needs,

Kruger added. Additional loadout tanks are also planned. He expects the expansion to be wrapped up March 1.

QLF’s Hereford plant offers dairy total mixed ration supplements, cow/calf supplements and specialized mill products for appearance and palat-ability enhancement of texturized feeds and other mill manufactured products.

Kruger said the Hereford plant “solidifies” QLF’s presence in the marketplace and represents its continuing commitment to expand market growth in current and new markets.

QLF, with corporate headquarters at Dodgeville, Wis., has 10 manufacturing plants across the U.S. The company is a full-line liquid feed organization serving the animal feeding industry in 37 states and portions of Canada. QLF-branded products are also sold in the U.K. through Landowner Nutrition U.K.

QLF is committed to manufac-

turing and marketing quality feed products that meet producer and manufacturer needs while respect-ing environmental impacts and feed and food safety.

As part of that commitment, QLF maintains marketing supply partner-ships with Louisiana Sugar Cane Prod-ucts Inc. to consistently ensure high-quality, American-supplied molasses for its manufactured feed products, and all plants are certifi ed by the Fa-cility Certifi cation Institute to comply with all Food & Drug Administration regulations regarding restricted-use protein products.

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