Hello Philip and all, There is/was a plant in Portales NM that ran on grain sorghum. Our ChE design class helped a bit with optimization of some it. I was not involved. The distillers dried grains may contain some tannins from the grain sorghum that might be a problem. Harry W. Parker, Ph.D., P.E. Professor of Chemical Engineering & Consulting Engineer Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409-3121 806.742.1759 fax 742.3552 The Bioenergy List is sponsored by: David M. Gubanc.P.E. http://www.gubanc.com dk-TEKNIK ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT http://www.dk-teknik.com Hazen Research, Inc. http://www.hazenusa.com Other Sponsors, Archives and Information: http://www.nrel.gov/bioam/ http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/bioenergy-list-archive/ http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/ http://www.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/carbon.shtml