Carbon-conversion technology to turn emissions into jet fuel

28 Jan Carbon-conversion technology to turn emissions into jet fuel

(Oilandgaspress) -] Scientists at the RMIT University in Australia have simplified the conversion of carbon emissions into jet fuel by combining the removal and conversion processes into a single step. To demonstrate the industrial applicability of the technology, the team has built a 3-kilowatt (kW) prototype system.

The technology turns carbon dioxide from industrial exhaust gases into basic chemical building blocks that can be used to make jet fuel and other products that are currently made mostly from fossil resources.

The new system does not directly produce jet fuel but converts carbon dioxide into ingredients that can be upgraded into low‑emissions jet fuel and other carbon‑based products using established industrial processes.

Distinguished Professor Tianyi Ma from RMIT’s School of Science said carbon conversion had traditionally been treated as separate steps, increasing cost and slowing progress.

“Current approaches had often been inefficient and energy‑intensive,” Ma said.

“By bringing the steps of conversion together, we have been able to simplify the process and reduce unnecessary energy losses.” Rather than replacing existing fuel technologies, the RMIT system is positioned as a complementary option. It offers another pathway to generate the materials needed for low‑emissions jet fuel and other carbon‑based products, particularly near large and difficult‑to‑abate sources of industrial emissions.

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