measure glycerin.
Prior to feeding glycerin,
contaminant levels and impurities
should be known to ensure the
product is safe to feed to livestock.
The methanol concentration of
crude glycerin is of particular
concern and is regulated by the
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) and other regulatory
agencies if intended for livestock
consumption.
Servi-Tech has added gas
chromatography instrumentation
for the specific purpose of
measuring methanol in crude
glycerin.
To date, glycerin has been
effectively added as an ingredient
in liquid supplements. The sweet
liquid can also be used as a
conditioning agent to improve
palatability of dry diets. Glycerin
can effectively control dust
and reduce buildup of fines in
bunks by preventing separation
of ingredients, particularly in
total mixed rations containing
concentrates with small particle
sizes. As the biodiesel industry
expands and availability of glycerin
increases, there is great potential to
include glycerin in livestock diets as
a replacement for corn grain.
We are pleased to begin offering
this testing ability to provide
an added service for our feed
customers.
Did you
know?
Servi-Tech now
has the capability
to use High
Performance
Liquid
Chromatography
(HPLC)
instrumentation
to accurately
measure
glycerin.
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Robin Cox