Biokerosene
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Biokerosene is kerosene derived from biomass. Kerosene is a flammable, hydrocarbon liquid that is used in aviation to power jet engines. However, biokerosene has not become widely used in aviation because it has been unable to meet the technical requirements of aviation fuel, such as a high energy content per volume and a low freezing point. Until very recently, biokerosene for aviation fuel was not viewed as a realistic alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Possible sources for biokerosene include synthetic biofuels made by gasifying biomass liquefied by the Fischer-Tropsch process, and green diesel based on a hydrogenation process of vegetable oils.
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News
- Boeing, Air New Zealand and Rolls Royce to conduct biofuel flight demonstration 27 September 2007, Biopact, the three companies have announced plans to test second generation biofuels for aviation.
- Petrobras to introduce bio-jet fuel 'Bio QAV' in 120 airports, trials in 2008, 29 August 2007, from Biopact, Brazil's state-run oil company has announced that is preparing for the introduction of a new type of biofuel for the aviation fuel market. The fuel is a mixture of biodiesel and kerosene.
- Virgin Plans Biofuels Aeroplanes, 25 April 2007, from Telegraph.co.uk, Richard Branson plans to announce that Virgin will be the first airline to use biokerosene.
- Brazil's Tecbio Plans Aviation Biofuel by 2008, September 2006, from Bioproducts Alberta, a firm in Brazil claims to be working on the secret formula for biokerosene, which will be sent to NASA for testing and evaluation in two years at the most.
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| Oils & fats: Biodiesel | Pure plant oil (PPO)/Straight vegetable oil (SVO) | Renewable diesel Oil feedstocks: Animal fat, oil palm, rapeseed, soybeans, etc. Alcohols: Bio-ethanol | Biobutanol - Alcohol feedstocks: cellulosic, sugarcane, corn, sugarbeets, etc. Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL): Pyrolysis oil | Methanol | Dimethyl ether (DME) - Biomass feedstocks Other: ETBE | biokerosene | ||
