Honeywell Technologies Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Meet renewable energy regulations through low emission jet fuels made from sustainable feedstocks.
Honeywell Technologies Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Renewable aviation fuels from sustainable sources are the key to reducing the aviation industry’s carbon footprint and meeting regulatory compliance. Made from the UOP Renewable Jet Fuel ProcessTM, Honeywell Technologies Sustainable Aviation Fuel meets or exceeds the most rigorous jet fuel standards for performance and can be made from a variety of sustainable feedstocks.
When blended up to 50% with petroleum-based jet fuel, this super-efficient fuel offers significant advantages over traditional fuel:
- Can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60-80% compared with petroleum-based fuels
- Has shown higher energy density in flight, which allows aircraft to fly farther on less fuel
- Meets or exceeds critical jet fuel specifications, such as: flash point, freeze point, stability and heat of combustion
- Drop-in replacement fuel that requires no changes to aircraft technology or fuel infrastructure
UOP Renewable Jet Fuel Process
The UOP Renewable Jet Fuel process is a versatile solution for producing green jet fuel or green diesel from a range of sustainable feedstocks. This technology allows producers to both meet regulatory compliance obligations for renewable energy content in the transportation fuels sector and produce high-quality fuel that can enhance the quality of petroleum fuels.
Our process to produce green jet fuel is a feedstock-flexible solution that converts a wide range of sustainable feedstocks such as algae or camelina into high-quality, on-spec renewable jet fuel. The technology was developed under a grant from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) was used to test, demonstrate and fully approve the use of this fuel. ASTM International approved aviation biofuels made from natural oils for commercial flight in 2011.
The UOP Renewble Jet Fuel process offers several advantages:
- Produces HEFA-SPK: Bio-Derived Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (Bio-SPK), or Green Jet Fuel, from hydro-processed esters and fatty acids; fuel meets all properties of ASTM D7566
- Feedstock flexible: Processes a wide range oils and fat, without limiting sourcing capability to one type of feed
- Makes valuable hydrocarbon co-products: Green Diesel, Green Naphtha or Green LP
- Reduce costs and risks of compliance: Make renewable fuels instead of buying them to help avoid market-driven fluctuations
- High yields: Minimize feedstock consumption – reduce low value co-product volumes
- Attractive economics with impressive payback: High IRR with moderate capital cost
- Standalone or Integrated plant: Build a new facility or leverage existing infrastructure to reduce capital and operating costs
- Flexibility to swing anywhere between Maximum Green Jet and Maximum Green Diesel production to meet market demand
| Chemistry Comparison of Petroleum Jet Fuel and Honeywell Green Jet Fuel | Jet A-1 Spec | 50/50 Blend | Green Jet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Point, °C | 38 min | 46 | 45 |
| Freeze Point, °C | -47 max | -57 | -57 |
| Energy Density, MJ/kg | 42.8 | 43.6 | 43.9 |
| Thermal Stability | Baseline | Excellent | Excellent |
| Aromatics | 8 min, 25 max | 8.5 | Nil |
Honeywell Innovations Drive Aviation Sustainability
For more than 110 years, teams at Honeywell Technologies have been finding ways to make flying safer, more comfortable and more efficient. Our latest undertaking is helping the global aviation industry shrink its environmental footprint with innovative solutions that improve fuel efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions and push new boundaries with game-changing technology breakthroughs.
