The Economic Times

In 2021, NREL fermented food waste into volatile fatty acids and catalytically upgraded them to jet fuel; the SAF was estimated to cut net carbon emissions by up to 165% when landfill disposal was assumed

A groundbreaking approach has been created by scientists to transform food waste into eco-friendly aviation fuel. This cutting-edge technique utilizes fermentation and catalysis to generate jet fuel, which significantly lowers carbon emissions when compared to conventional fuels. Furthermore, this new fuel seamlessly integrates with current aircraft engines and infrastructure, although scaling up this process poses technical and logistical hurdles for widespread use.