Technology, as we all know, is developing fast, and so is the rate of global warming in our world. As a result, we have seen various researchers and major companies come up with ways to reduce the carbon footprint in today’s world. Even the automobile industry is gradually shifting from gas-powered vehicles to electric ones. However, it is tough for the aviation industry, which accounts for almost 2.5% of carbon emissions, to make the shift. So now, scientists have come up with a way to create jet fuel for airplanes using food waste.
As per a report by Singularity Hub, the aviation sector has been working on various ways to reduce its carbon footprints. There are many companies that are developing electric planes. However, with today’s battery tech, it is difficult to balance the power and the weight to keep a plane afloat.
Now, in a recent paper published on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), the scientist claims that they have come up with a new way to produce food-scrap-based biofuels that meet the current aviation standards.
In the new process, however, the researchers use a catalyst to add extra carbon to the VFA molecules. This converts them into paraffin which is similar to standard jet fuel used in commercial flights. So, the researchers mixed 10% of the paraffin with 90% of standard jet fuel to create a biofuel version that meets the industry standard.
