Oxford firm develops synthetic jet fuel from waste carbon dioxide

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 06:02 · Archive

OXCCU, a University of Oxford spin-out, has developed synthetic jet fuel made from waste carbon dioxide using iron-catalysed Fischer-Tropsch technology.

OXCCU, an Oxford-based spin-out from the University of Oxford, has developed a synthetic jet fuel component made from waste carbon dioxide using proprietary iron-catalysed Fischer-Tropsch technology. The fuel has passed independent testing by Intertek and meets the ASTM D7566 Annex A4 standard for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesised Kerosine with Aromatics, making it suitable for blending with conventional jet fuels.

The production process converts waste carbon dioxide into jet fuel using green hydrogen or biogas in a single step. Chief executive Andrew Symes said the company had 'demonstrated our ability to make all four of the components which make up jet fuel using OXCCU's iron FT technology: paraffins, isoparaffins, cycloparaffins and aromatics'. He added that this meant it was 'a truly drop-in sustainable aviation fuel', and that competing technologies such as cobalt Fischer-Tropsch or methanol to jet produce only two of the components.

The company operates a demonstration plant, OX1, at London Oxford Airport, with a larger facility, OX2, expected to be fully operational in early 2027. The innovation offers a route to scale production of sustainable aviation fuel as the UK targets ten per cent sustainable aviation fuel usage by 2030.

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Oxford fuel breakthrough could help power future of aviationOxford-based OXCCU, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, has developed a synthetic jet fuel component.Oxfordshire Guardian · 25 Oct, 05:00
Oxford fuel breakthrough could help power future of aviationOxford-based OXCCU, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, has developed a synthetic jet fuel component.Oxford Mail · 25 Oct, 05:00

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