WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a final rule approving additional Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) pathways, including allowing corn fiber to qualify as a celllulosic feedstock.
Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), commented, "We are very pleased that EPA has finalized its determination that the cellulosic fiber found in the corn kernel qualifies as crop residue. This clarification effectively approves corn fiber as a qualifying feedstock for cellulosic biofuel production."
The final rule comes one day after Quad County Corn Processors began production of the first gallons of cellulosic ethanol from corn. . .
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