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Team makes sustainable aviation fuel additive from recycled polystyrene

A new study presents a method to produce ethylbenzene from polystyrene, improving sustainable aviation fuels' characteristics, as detailed in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge aims for 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuels by 2030 and 35 billion gallons by 2050.
Researcher Hong Lu states that current sustainable fuels contain only about 0.5% aromatic hydrocarbons, limiting their use in aviation.
The polystyrene-derived ethylbenzene can reduce carbon emissions by 50% to 60% compared to ethylbenzene made from crude oil, according to a lifecycle analysis.

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Team makes sustainable aviation fuel additive from recycled polystyrene

A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels. The study details a cost-effective method for producing ethylbenzene—an additive that improves the functional characteristics of sustainable aviation fuels—from polystyrene, a hard plastic used in many consumer goods.

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Realising sustainable aviation in the era of climate change

Aviation is one of the greatest innovations in modern human history. Since the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, became the first people to fly a heavier-than-air, power-controlled machine for 59 seconds over a distance of 852ft, an extraordinary feat, air transportation would forever change human activity. From that December 17, 1903 day with the American […]

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Creating a Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recently researched and developed sustainable aviation fuel that reduces carbon emissions by 50% in comparison to crude oil. Tech Xplore goes into detail about the new study published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable…

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Environmental News Network - Team Makes Sustainable Aviation Fuel Additive from Recycled Polystyrene

A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels.

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Team Makes Sustainable Aviation Fuel Additive from Recycled Polystyrene

A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels.

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Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Aviation Fuel Additive from Recycled

Research scientists at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center have made a significant breakthrough in the development of sustainable aviation fuels. They have devised a novel method for transforming waste polystyrene, a common plastic found in numerous everyday items, into ethylbenzene—a crucial additive that enhances the performance of sustainable jet fuels. This pioneering work addresses one of the most pressing challenges currently facing…

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