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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Sustainable Aviation Fuel"”.
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Upgrading hydrothermal liquefaction biocrude oil for sustainable aviation fuel
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-08-01
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Assessment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Potential Using Crop Allocation Optimization
Sustainable aviation Fuel (SAF) has been recognized as a viable solution in the near to medium future for decreasing carbon emissions in the aviation industry. Global SAF production, however, is limited and falls well short of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) goal to achieve …
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Cost Optimization of US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply Chain Under Different Policy Constraints
… the costs and emissions of a potential sustainable aviation fuel supply chain in the US in 2035 while incorporating regional uncertainty analysis. Feedstock availability is quantified using projected arable land availability, agricultural yields, and projected waste and residue …
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Analysis of Double Cropping to Expand Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in the United States
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) have been identified as a short to mid-term solution for reducing aviation carbon emissions. However, the industry is limited by cropland availability. This thesis analyzes the suitability of double cropping in the United States as a method to expand biomass for …
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Global sustainable aviation fuel production potential from current agricultural production: a holistic data analytics and systems analysis approach
Aviation contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions, driven primarily by its dependency on fossil-based jet fuel. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offers a short-term option to mitigate these emissions. However, its current scalability remains limited, constrained by access to …
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Size and composition control of specialty nanocatalysts for sustainability: Fuel cell cathode material and production of sustainable aviation fuel
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Aspen Plus® simulation and techno-economic analysis of condensation and fractional distillation of plastic waste pyrolysis oil for sustainable aviation fuel production
The techno-economic feasibility of generating sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) via the pyrolysis of plastic waste, including the subsequent fractionation of plastic derived oil (PDO), was investigated. The fractional distillation of a selection of PDOs was simulated in Aspen Plus® V14.0, based on …
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Techno-economic analysis and environmental assessment of isobutene, sustainable aviation fuel, omega-3 and omega-6 oils, and sophorolipid production in integrated sugarcane biorefineries
… biorefinery, including isobutene (IBN) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from it, omega-3 oils (docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)), omega-6 oil (arachidonic acid (ARA)), and biosurfactants (sophorolipids (SL)). Process simulations were developed for each …
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Engin keðja er sterkari en veikasti hlekkurinn. Hvaða áskoranir hindra upptöku sjálfbærs þotueldsneytis (SAF) á Íslandi?
… sjálfbærs þotueldsneytis (hér eftir SAF, e. sustainable aviation fuel) á Íslandi. Rannsóknin studdist við blandaða aðferð, með því að framkvæma eigindleg viðtöl við helstu hagsmunaaðila aðfangakeðju SAF á Íslandi sem og með greiningu megindlegra almenna gagna. Niðurstöðurnar sýna að helstu …
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Productivity and ecosystem services from purpose-grown energy crops
… kg N ha-1, applied annually, is sufficient for sustainable biomass yield. The results suggest that quadrat harvests, when scaled to a per-hectare basis, may overestimate end-of-season miscanthus yields by up to 40%. However, tiller weight estimates from quadrats correlate with biomass yield and …
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Framework for Enhancing Decision-Making Capabilities in the Decarbonization of the Airline Industry
In 2008, the aviation industry became the first to adopt sector-wide sustainability targets, including carbon-neutral growth by 2020, a 50 percent reduction in net CO2 emissions by 2050 (relative to 2005 levels), and an annual improvement in fuel efficiency of 1.5 percent from 2009 through 2020.[6] …
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Application of a jet fuel database in the development of chemical kinetic models
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Characterization of liquid aviation fuel combustor for condensation trail research
… within the atmosphere as use of alternative fuels to reduce CO2 emissions is explored. This has created a need to study the ice nucleation and radiation scattering of contrails within a laboratory environment. This thesis explores the development of laboratory methods through the development …
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Essays on aviation, regional economic development, and migration
Aviation is an important factor of promoting regional development. Its impact to the economy could be analyzed from various angles, including through the effect of airports to local and regional economies, and through the effects of novel aviation fuels to the local economies and sustainability, in …
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Vegetative oil yield and agronomic performance of vegetative oil sorghum across environmental gradients
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Air Transportation Modeling to Evaluate Airport Runway Infrastructure and Supersonic Transport Demand
… and contributes to economic growth. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5325-4B contains the current method of estimating runway length requirements at small airports. With the introduction and significant growth of new-generation aircraft operations, the aircraft …
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Improving estimates of biorefinery sustainability via enhanced consideration of location
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-08-01
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Characterization of compact gas turbine combustors for alternative fuel integration
The student, Eric Wood, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2023-07-06 at 09:50.