Aviation fueling: a cleaner, greener approach
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Projected growth of aviation depends on fueling where specific needs must be met. Safety is paramount, and along with political, social, environmental, and legacy transport systems requirements, alternate aviation fueling becomes an opportunity of enormous proportions. Biofuels—sourced from halophytes, algae, cyanobacteria, and “weeds” using wastelands, waste water, and seawater—have the capacity to be drop-in fuel replacements for petroleum fuels. Biojet fuels from such sources solve the aviation CO 2 emissions issue and do not compete with food or freshwater needs. They are not detrimental to the social or environmental fabric and use the existing fuels infrastructure. Cost and sustainable supply remain the major impediments to alternate fuels. Halophytes are the near-term solution to biomass/biofuels capacity at reasonable costs; they simply involve more farming, at usual farming costs. Biofuels represent a win-win approach, proffering as they do—at least the ones we are studying—massive capacity, climate neutral-to-some sequestration, and ultimately, reasonable costs.
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The main challenge faced by BAF is how to ensure that the feedstocks are secure, sustainable, economically viable and sufficiently available within both time and location of demands.
“The challenges faced by BAF are similar to those of biofuels, in general: the main one being how to ensure that the feedstocks, which come from biomass or other carbon-based sources, are secure, sustainable, economically viable and sufficiently available within both time and location of demands (Hendricks et al. 2011, Su et al. 2015).”
From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Hendricks et al. 2011
Investments in the form of subsidies and legislative support are needed by the production pathways in order for them to become economically competitive against crude refinery production.
“Hendricks et al. (2011) added that investments in the form of subsidies and legislative support are needed by the production pathways in order for them to become economically competitive against crude refinery production.”
From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Hendricks et al. 2011
Large-scale development of BAF may prove difficult without strong collaboration between the government and the aviation industry.
“This validates the comments by Hendricks et al. (2011) that the large-scale development of BAF may prove difficult without the strong collaboration between the government and the aviation industry.”
From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Hendricks et al. 2011
Bio-aviation fuel has less risk in the long term in the case of fuel spillage.
“Less risk in the long term in the case of fuel spillage”
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Bio-aviation fuel production is associated with problems of monocultures, such as lack of biodiversity and susceptibility to pests.
“Problems associated with monocultures, e.g.lack of biodiversity and susceptibility to pests.”
From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Hendricks et al. 2011
Bio-aviation fuel has a theoretically unlimited feedstock supply.
“Theoretically unlimited feedstock supply”
From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Hendricks et al. 2011
Bio-aviation fuel production competes with food supply if energy crops become more profitable than food crops for farmers.
“Competition with food supply if energy crops become more profitable than food crops for farmers.”
From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Hendricks et al. 2011
Bio-aviation fuel is capable of reduced net CO2 emissions when burned, depending on production methods.
“Capable of reduced net CO2 emissions when burned depending on production methods”
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Bio-aviation fuel feedstocks have spatial and temporal boundaries, e.g., they may not be grown all year round or at all in some areas if specific conditions are required.
“Spatial and temporal boundaries, e.g.feedstock may not be grown all year round or at all in some areas if specific conditions are required”
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Bio-aviation fuel is generally lower in contaminants, e.g., sulphur.
“Generally lower in contaminants, e.g.sulphur -”
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Bio-aviation fuel production causes detrimental land-use change, such as clearing existing vegetation, eutrophication from fertiliser use, and water/energy use during cultivation.
“Detrimental land-use change, e.g.clearing existing vegetation from land, eutrophication from fertiliser use, and water/energy use during cultivation.”
From Bio-aviation Fuel: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of the Supply Chain Components (2020) · cites this paper as Hendricks et al. 2011
Bio-aviation fuel can be used as a 'drop-in' alternative for existing engines.
“Use as 'drop-in' alternative for existing engines”
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“The challenges faced by BAF are similar to those of biofuels, in general: the main one being how to ensure that the feedstocks, which come from biomass or other carbon-based sources, are secure, sustainable, economically viable, and sufficiently available within both time and location of demands (Hendricks et al., 201…”
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- Authors
- Hendricks, R. C., Bushnell, D. M., & Shouse, D. T.
- Affiliations
- Glenn Research Center (US)
- Langley Research Center (US)
- United States Air Force Research Laboratory (US)
- Venue
- International Journal of Rotating Machinery
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Published
- 2011
- Volume
- 2011
- Pages
- 1-13
- ISSN
- 1023-621X (ISSN-L)
- 1542-3034
- OpenAlex
- W1993001245
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 3.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Rotating Machinery (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
- Keywords
- biofuels, biojet fuel, halophytes, algae, cyanobacteria, CO2 emission reduction, drop-in fuels, fuel infrastructure, carbon sequestration
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