Lignocellulosic Biomass to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Ling Tao; Calvin Mukarakate; Thomas Foust; Zia Abdullah

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-83721-0_2

Lignocellulosic Biomass to Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Ling Tao, Calvin Mukarakate, Thomas Foust, Zia Abdullah

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To achieve high-volume, cost-effective, and easily integrated SAF production, several key challenges must be addressed, including low carbon yields from SAF production, reliable feedstock sources, and competition from renewable diesel. This chapter explores the gaps and opportunities to facilitate the production of SAF as an alternative to fossil-based jet fuels. This chapter details SAF's chemical composition, ASTM approval process, current approved SAF production technologies, and the challenges and renewable feedstocks involved in SAF production. Thermochemical and biochemical routes to SAF from renewable carbon are discussed, including R&D priorities, and techno-economic analysis (TEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) for evaluating economic and sustainability potential.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Recent Advances and Future Challenges
Subtitle of host publication	Sustainable Aviation
Editors	M. Aslam, S. Mishra, J. A. A. Anell
Pages	37-79
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-83721-0_2
State	Published - 2025

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NREL/CH-5100-89275

Keywords

biochemical conversion
biomass
carbon emission reduction
decarbonization
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
thermochemical conversion

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