Efforts To Enable 100% SAF Making Progress

Graham Warwick April 22, 2022
University of Dayton Research Institute
UDRI has tested a lignin-based fuel that could help enable 100% drop-in SAF.
Credit: University of Dayton Research Institute
Current sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are limited to a maximum 50% blend with conventional jet fuels because most of them lack a key ingredient―aromatic hydrocarbons that cause seals in engines to swell and prevent fuel leaks. Limiting the blend also limits the reduction in life-cycle carbon...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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