Byproduct of ethanol may help feed world

Sioux Falls Argus Leader
STEVE YOUNG • syoung@argusleader.com • September 22, 2009

SDSU team sees hope in dried distillers grain

BROOKINGS - In places where children go hungry, where crops aren't plentiful and meat is scarce, Padu Krishnan, Sowmya Arra and Kurt Rosentrater think they might have an answer.
In a fourth-floor laboratory on the South Dakota State University campus, they're working to turn dried distillers grain - a byproduct of ethanol production - into a flour rich in fiber and protein.

In perfecting the process - washing the grain, grinding it into powder, sterilizing it, heating it in a vacuum and removing its color, taste and smell - the trio is convinced it can put money into the pockets of farmers while feeding the world.

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