Hydrobe® is a breakthrough carbon recycling process developed for organisations seeking to convert flue gas emissions into saleable by-products. One key output from our process is biomass feedstock that's rich in lipids and ideally suited to the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The International Air Transport Association says production of SAF is on track to triple this year, to 1.9 billion tonnes. It is already widely used, and its use will increase exponentially as net zero targets get tighter.
Sustainable aviation fuel can be produced via a number of different pathways. Studies show that the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) process is the preferred pathway, when compared with four other methods at a similar stage of maturity.¹
HEFA employs hydrogenation to remove oxygen and isomerize straight paraffinic molecules. It is the frontrunner for SAF production due to low start-up and ongoing production costs. SAF made from HEFA has preferable characteristics to some conventional jet fuels, including faster ignition and a greater heating value.
HEFA is also a relatively mature process, giving it a level of trust and acceptance other pathways do not have.
The Hydrobe® process yields a lipid-based feedstock rich in triglycerides and free fatty acids. The lipid output is ideal to be utilised by HEFA, with the biomass being hydrotreated, isomerized, separated, and finally blended into sustainable aviation fuel.
Your business has many routes to decarbonisation, but only Hydrobe offers an opportunity like this. We are ready to help organisations capitalise on their net-zero obligations and enter the SAF supply chain.