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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2765" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.inverse.com/innovation/biological-sludge-could-power-your-next-flight" target="_blank"><strong>Human waste could solve aviation's biggest problem - Inverse</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Rotten food scraps and vats of sewage typically do not make the cut when it comes to the list of what makes a glamorous, jet-setting lifestyle. But researchers say that transforming these otherwise discarded “wet waste” materials into biofuel could be the future of environmentally friendly <a href="https://www.inverse.com/innovation/is-eco-friendly-aviation-ai-enough" target="_blank">flying</a>.</p><p></p><p>In <a href="https://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.2023008118" target="_blank">a study</a> published Monday in the journal <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</em>, a team of researchers led by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory describe how to convert organic waste into paraffin, a combustible hydrocarbon used in aviation fuel. Ultimately, their new formulation may pave the way for a <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/54222-plant-powered-jets-could-reduce-co2-emissions-for-flights-and-space-rockets" target="_blank">greener jet fuel</a> and a more eco-friendly aviation industry that doesn’t rely on developing an <a href="https://www.inverse.com/innovation/electric-plane-nasa-plans" target="_blank">electric jet</a>.</p><p></p><p>What’s new — The new approach presented in this paper is a break from traditional production methods for biofuels like ethanol or biodiesel. It uses a chemical process to efficiently remove excess water from so-called “wet waste,” which can include food scraps, and then isolate the kinds of combustible materials needed to make fuel. The scientists report in the paper that such a waste-derived fuel could cut aviation emission levels by 165 percent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2765, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.inverse.com/innovation/biological-sludge-could-power-your-next-flight'][B]Human waste could solve aviation's biggest problem - Inverse[/B][/URL] Rotten food scraps and vats of sewage typically do not make the cut when it comes to the list of what makes a glamorous, jet-setting lifestyle. But researchers say that transforming these otherwise discarded “wet waste” materials into biofuel could be the future of environmentally friendly [URL='https://www.inverse.com/innovation/is-eco-friendly-aviation-ai-enough']flying[/URL]. In [URL='https://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.2023008118']a study[/URL] published Monday in the journal [I]Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences[/I], a team of researchers led by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory describe how to convert organic waste into paraffin, a combustible hydrocarbon used in aviation fuel. Ultimately, their new formulation may pave the way for a [URL='https://www.inverse.com/article/54222-plant-powered-jets-could-reduce-co2-emissions-for-flights-and-space-rockets']greener jet fuel[/URL] and a more eco-friendly aviation industry that doesn’t rely on developing an [URL='https://www.inverse.com/innovation/electric-plane-nasa-plans']electric jet[/URL]. What’s new —[B] [/B]The new approach presented in this paper is a break from traditional production methods for biofuels like ethanol or biodiesel. It uses a chemical process to efficiently remove excess water from so-called “wet waste,” which can include food scraps, and then isolate the kinds of combustible materials needed to make fuel. The scientists report in the paper that such a waste-derived fuel could cut aviation emission levels by 165 percent. [/QUOTE]
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