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SEPTEMBER 2007
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..................... 18 INNOVATION Nebraska Corncob Harvesters Twin brothers in Nebraska invented a biomass collection system that harvests the corn and cobs in a single pass. Ty and Jay Stukenholtz are building a business around their invention—promoting the machinery and harvesting services and marketing the harvested biomass. By Ron Kotrba
24 PROFILE Hammermill Master Designing a process for receiving, conveying, screening, grinding, removing metal from and storing biomass is a big job, one that Plymouth, Minn.-based Robert White Industries Inc. has been tackling for nearly two decades. By Nicholas Zeman
30 FEEDSTOCK Switchgrass Pioneers Following a lengthy study, a group of Iowa farmers is gearing up to produce switchgrass for commercial use. The farmers have identified several potential markets for the warm-season prairie grass. By Susanne Retka Schill
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36 CELLULOSE Research Revolution Research into cost-effective methods of producing ethanol from biomass got a big
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shot in the arm from the U.S DOE. The federal agency is funding a multidisciplinary research consortium to ramp up the process. By Jessica Ebert
42 POWER If You Build It … 05 Advertiser Index 07 Industry Events
Economic developers in Indiana’s Clinton County plan to lure more food processing companies to its industrial park by offering savings on natural gas and wastewater treatment. By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
11 Business Briefs 12 Industry News 51 In the Lab Guided by the Light: Microscopic Analysis Sees Cells’ Biomass Potential By Jerry W. Kram
48 RESEARCH Extreme Makeover—Nature Edition Sandia researchers are looking to biology in earth's extreme environments to help solve the cellulosic ethanol puzzle. Their enzyme studies may provide the key needed to spark an industry. By Mike Janes
53 EERC Update A Road Map for Biofuels Research—Part II By Joshua R. Strege
Correction from our August 2007 issue: The caption under the graphic on page 43 should have read: Hydoxyproprionic Acid (HPA) is a chemical feedstock identified as having potential to be produced from biomass. This star diagram shows the potentially valuable chemical derivatives that can be made from HPA.
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