Jet engines can’t tell coconut-blend fuel from jet fuel—but the

Coconut-blend fuel vs. jet fuel: Engines can't tell the difference, but the environment can

With airlines and consumers increasingly concerned about carbon, nitrogen and hydrocarbon emissions, biofuels have emerged as a green alternative. Among these, those made from coconut oil are particularly attractive because they have fatty acid chain lengths similar to the hydrocarbon chain lengths required for jet fuel, suggesting they could make effective fuels with minimal processing.

Jet engines can’t tell coconut-blend fuel from jet fuel—but the

Air travel’s climate footprint has made sustainable aviation fuel one of the most urgent engineering challenges in modern transportation. Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have now reported a coconut oil-derived fuel that can be blended with conventional Jet A-1 without causing a major loss of engine performance. In experiments with a small turbojet engine, the […]