AIA Applauds ASTM Alternative Jet Fuel Process Approval

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AIA Applauds ASTM Alternative Jet Fuel Process Approval

September 2, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS

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synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK)

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)

The conclusion of ASTM’s approval process allows SPK from the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process to be blended with conventional fuels and used instead of purely crude-oil derived jet fuels, said AIA.

The aerospace industry group expects publication of the new specification soon.

ASTM's action, said AIA, will help facilitate the approval of additional renewable fuels, such as Bio-SPKs.

AIA is a founding member of the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI), a government-industry partnership developing alternative fuels for the aviation industry.

According to CAAFI, the group is focused on four areas:

Fuel certification and qualification to ensure the safety of alternative fuels by creating a jet fuels approval process through ASTM.

Research and development of new fuel-production technologies and feedstocks that can be applied to aviation.

Assessing environmental impacts of alternative fuels by measuring engine emissions and by quantifying the full lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the fuel-production process, including feedstock extraction and transport, fuel processing, fuel distribution and land-use changes.

Facilitating the deployment of alternative jet fuels by connecting fuel producers and consumers; evaluating the business case for the use of alternative jet fuel; and identifying deployment opportunities.