Optimizing Glycerin Levels

Subsequent years' research will focus on optimizing glycerin level and diet ingredient formulation to maximize glycerin feed value and expanding glycerin feeding applications to pasturing cattle, lactating dairy cattle, and liquid diets for swine. The potential of using glycerin as an energy source in animal diets could not be more timely. The competition for corn by ethanol plants is expected to buoy corn prices, placing pressure to identify alternative energy sources to corn for feeding animals. Glycerin could well be such an alternative energy source

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Advanced Research, Biobased Research

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  Office of Research, Development, and Technology
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Johnson, Shawn

• Start Date: 20120510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 31300

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Corn; Ethanol; Renewable energy sources
• Uncontrolled Terms: Feedstocks; Glycerin
• Subject Areas: Energy; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01467602
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:35PM