SO WHAT'S ZEIN? IT'S A CORN PROTEIN BYPRODUCT FROM ETHANOL THAT'S FINDING NEW MARKETS

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Ethanol plants could begin seeing demand for zein (pronounced ZEE-in), one of eth-anol's byproducts, coming from new market areas in the months ahead. New uses for the well-known corn protein are on the horizon, thanks to efforts of researchers at theARS National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) in Peoria, IL. NCAUR chemist David Sessa developed a new method for purifying zein to remove its color and odor components. Those two elements make zein undesirable for use in a variety of products, including biomedicines.