Honeywell’s Fischer-Tropsch Unicracking™ Technology: Revolutionizing Sustainable Aviation Fuel with Biomass

Honeywell’s advanced hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass, resulting in SAF that is less carbon-intensive than traditional fossil-based jet fuels. The Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Unicracking™ technology from Honeywell extracts liquids and waxes from processed biomass, such as crop leftovers, wood waste, or food scraps, to create SAF that meets strict aviation industry standards with lower environmental impact. This innovation aligns with Honeywell’s focus on three key trends, including the energy transition.

The aviation industry faces challenges with limited supplies of traditional SAF feedstocks like vegetable oils, animal fats, and waste oils. By combining the Fischer-Tropsch process with new technology, Honeywell expands feedstock options to more abundant sources, enhancing the industry’s capacity to produce SAF. DG Fuels recently chose Honeywell’s FT Unicracking technology for its biofuels facility in Louisiana, which will be the world’s largest for producing SAF from the FT process, expected to generate 13,000 bpd of SAF when operational in 2028.

With Honeywell’s advanced technology, DG Fuels aims to supply enough fuel for over 30,000 transatlantic flights annually, significantly reducing carbon emissions from global air travel. This move supports the airline industry’s goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions from international aviation by 2050. This article has been categorized under Downstream news and Biofuel news.