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Sustainable aviation fuel industry taking shape
The CEO of a company that develops sustainable aviation fuel production technology suggests the industry is taking shape.
Alexei Beltyukov with Universal Fuel Technologies says the market potential of SAF is exciting.
“Things are getting I guess more grounded. By that I mean people are starting to pay more attention to the fundamentals such as can we make the fuel that is demanded by the market at a cost that is acceptable to the market.”
He tells Brownfield agricultural-based feedstocks will be necessary to meet demand.
“The hydrogenated esters fatty acid process is the dominate way to make SAF today, and the feedstock into that process would be various fats, oils, and greases. And most of them are agricultural.”
Beltyukov says his technology produces high-quality synthetic SAF from renewable feedstocks while significantly reducing costs by reducing energy and hydrogen needs.
How does SAF work when outside temperatures on a jet aircraft are – 72F or lower?
Are there additives to lower the cold flow properties to that temperature?
What about stability? Does the SAF stay stable for long periods of time with the wide temperature changes (i.e. +70F to
-70F).
What about microbial growth in SAF? Do typical biocides work in SAF?