PNNL technology clears way for ethanol-derived jet fuel
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

ASTM International recently revised ASTM D7566 Annex A5-the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons-to add ethanol as an approved feedstock for producing alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK). The revision of ASTM D7566 Annex A5 clears the way for increased adoption of sustainable aviation fuels because ethanol feedstocks can be made from so many different low-cost sources. Behind this significant advancement is the Department of Energy`s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory technology-eight years in the making-and its industrial partner, LanzaTech.