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SUSTAINABILITY DOESN’T
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24 Packaging reimagined for a sustainability-conscious age 26 Does it get too hot or too cold in your enclosure? 28 Innovate for a greener future 30 Smart ways to enable sustainable manufacturing 31 Rishi, your plastic bottle deposit return scheme is welcome – but igus beat you to it 32 The importance of environmental sustainability for product development 34 Sustainability matters for parts and components supply 36 Prioritising sustainability: Evolving the industrial business model 38 Packaging regulations for the circular economy 39 Fibox electrical enclosures: Recycle, don’t waste! 40 Pentagon’s sustainable approach to plastic injection moulding for transport 41 Leuze is CO2 neutral in Germany 42 ESG: A journey not a destination 43 How can efficiency contribute to CO2 reduction?
ETHANOL-TO-JET FUEL TECHNOLOGY MEETS RISING DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
traditional SAF feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal fats and waste oils. To overcome this, an innovative ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology has been announced by Honeywell that allows producers to convert corn-based, cellulosic, or sugar-based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Honeywell’s technology uses high-performance
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catalysts and heat management capabilities to maximise production efficiency, resulting in a cost-effective, lower carbon intensity, aviation fuel. According to the company, depending on the type of ethanol feedstock used, jet fuel produced from its ethanol-to-jet fuel process can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% on a total lifecycle basis, compared to petroleum-based jet fuel. A 2021 life-cycle analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory concluded that ethanol-to-jet fuel conversion, combined with other technologies such as carbon capture and sequestration (CCUS) and smart farming practices, can result in negative GHG emissions compared to petroleum-based jet fuel. “Honeywell pioneered SAF production with its Ecofining technology, and our new ethanol-to-jet
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espite demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) rising, the aviation industry is challenged by limited supplies of
fuel process builds on that original innovation to support the global aviation sector’s efforts to reduce GHG emissions and meet SAF production targets with an abundant feedstock like ethanol,” commented Barry Glickman, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions. “Honeywell’s ethanol- to- jet process, when used as a standalone or when coupled with Honeywell carbon capture technology, is ready now to provide a pathway
to lower carbon-intensity SAF.” SAF plants using Honeywell’s technology can be modularised off site, enabling lower installed costs and faster, less labour-intensive, installation compared to job site construction. Petroleum refiners and transportation fuel producers can also benefit from Honeywell’s ETJ design.
Honeywell
https://uop.honeywell.com/en
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