Open AccessIntrospection of Alternative Aviation Fuel Processing Technology: Benchmarks and Challenges
Author(s) -
Qummare Azam,
Ahmed M. Alhaj,
Siti Zubaidah Sulaiman,
Nurul Musfirah Mazlan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.c6319.029320
Subject(s) - aviation , aviation biofuel , jet fuel , biofuel , aviation fuel , fuel efficiency , fossil fuel , commercial aviation , engineering , sustainability , environmental economics , natural resource economics , business , waste management , economics , bioenergy , automotive engineering , aerospace engineering , ecology , biology
Aviation industry is one of the main contributors and fastest-growing sectors in the world economy. Fuel consumption from this industry is one of the major issues that have drawn the attention of both professionals and researchers in recent years. The high dependency along with the high consumption of aviation fuel on petroleum plays a crucial role in environmental degradation due to increased carbon dioxide and other emissions, as well as in the increasing rate of fossil fuel depletion. Therefore, various potential technologies have been developed and further investigated to produce alternative aviation fuels, especially biofuels. In this article, principles, sustainability, and main concerns of different alternative aviation fuel processing technologies, with some focus on biofuels, are discussed in challenges and possible remedies. The major ecological problems connected with the application of conventional jet fuels in contrast to The advantages of biofuels implementation in the aviation industry are also highlighted. This work is aimed to show the state of the art of current alternative aviation fuels, their production technologies, and the potentiality of replacing the conventional jet fuel.