UOP, a Honeywell Company, to Study Biofuels Use for Commercial Aircraft

May 17, 2008 – Vol.13 No.8

UOP, a Honeywell Company, to Study Biofuels Use for Commercial Aircraft.

The subsidiary will partner with Airbus, JetBlue Airways, and International Aero Engines in the effort. The effort will focus on developing and testing renewable energy technology to convert biofeedstocks to commercial aviation fuels, with specific focus on “second-generation” feedstocks such as algae which do not compete with food or water resources.

UOP, a developer of refining technology, has already developed process technology to convert natural oils and greases to military jet fuel as part of a project funded by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The process technology produces “green” jet fuel that is a drop-in replacement for traditional kerosene-based jet fuel and meets all the critical performance specifications for flight. This technology will also be viable for use in the production of jet fuel for commercial jets. UOP is developing a range of biofuels technologies in addition to jet fuel and has already commercialized the UOP/Eni EcofiningTM Process to produce green diesel from biofeedstocks.

UOP, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, is a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, process plants, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries.

Honeywell International, based in Morris Township, New Jersey, is a $37 billion diversified technology company, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. (5/16/08)

Links:

Honeywell International
http://www.honeywell.com

UOP
http://www.uop.com

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