The aviation industry accounts for a large portion of global greenhouse gas emissions. Biobased sustainable aviation fuel can mitigate climate impacts, but transitioning to sustainable aviation fuel faces critical supply chain constraints. A research team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has recently developed a method to produce jet-grade fuel from food waste, contributing to a circular bioeconomy. In a new paper, published in Nature Sustainability, they focus on technical and economic considerations.
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Jet fuel from food waste studied
Sabrina Summers and Yuanhui Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, hold vials of the sustainable aviation fuel developed in their lab.





