Techno-economic and environmental impacts assessments of sustainable aviation fuel production from forest residues
Jayendra P. Ahire, Richard Bergman, Troy Runge, Seyed Hashem Mousavi‐Avval, Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Tristan R. Brown, Jack Wang
Abstract
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from forest residues is a promising pathway to reduce aviation's carbon footprint. This study assesses the techno-economic and environmental impacts of producing SAF via Fischer–Tropsch synthesis, with soil carbon benefits and greenhouse gas reductions.
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Sustainable productionAviationProduction (economics)Residue (chemistry)Natural resource economicsBusinessEnvironmental scienceSustainable developmentEnvironmental protectionEngineeringEconomicsEcologyMacroeconomicsBiologyChemistryBiochemistryAerospace engineeringAdvanced Aircraft Design and TechnologiesGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesNuclear and radioactivity studies