Jet fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can replace the petroleum-based aviation fuel to reduce carbon emissions by up to 68 percent, according to a study led by an Indian-origin scientist in the US.
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The research, published in the journal GCB Bioenergy, estimated the break-even price and life cycle carbon emissions of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from oil obtained from Brassica carinata, a non-edible oilseed crop.
“If we can secure feedstock supply and provide suitable economic incentives along the supply chain, we could potentially produce carinata-based SAF in the southern US,” said Puneet Dwivedi, associate professor in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, US.
The researchers noted that the aviation industry emits 2.5 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions from the US. The price for producing SAF from carinata ranged from USD 0.12 per liter on the low end to USD 1.28 per liter, the researchers said.
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