Honeywell’s Advanced Biomass Technology to Revolutionize Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

Honeywell’s advanced hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from abundant biomass sources, making it more environmentally friendly than traditional fossil-based jet fuels. Their Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Unicracking™ technology extracts liquids and waxes from processed biomass, such as crop residues, wood waste or food scraps, to create SAF that meets aviation industry standards. This innovation aligns with Honeywell’s commitment to the energy transition megatrend.

With the increasing demand for SAF, the aviation industry faces challenges due to limited traditional feedstocks like vegetable oils, animal fats and waste oils. By integrating the Fischer-Tropsch process with their new technology, Honeywell expands the feedstock options available to the industry, utilizing more abundant sources to enhance SAF production capabilities. DG Fuels recently selected Honeywell’s FT Unicracking technology for their biofuels facility in Louisiana which will be the largest in the world for producing SAF from the FT process, generating 13,000 barrels per day of SAF starting in 2028.

Through this advanced technology, DG Fuels will provide enough fuel for over 30,000 transatlantic flights annually and significantly reduce carbon emissions from global air travel. This development supports airline industry’s target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions from international aviation by 2050. This news falls under downstream news and biofuel news categories.