A new study overcomes a key challenge to switching commercial aircraft in the U.S. from their near-total reliance on fossil fuels to more sustainable aviation fuels. The study details a cost-effective ...
A researcher at the University of Illinois is prioritizing sustainability when studying what could be the future of aviation fuel. He's looking at how to get a fuel additive out of recycled materials.
Benzene, a key petrochemical, serves as a precursor for producing derivatives like ethylbenzene, cumene, aniline, and phenol, which are integral to industries such as plastics, resins, rubber, dyes, ...
The study details a cost-effective method for producing ethylbenzene — an additive that improves the functional characteristics of sustainable aviation fuels — from polystyrene, a hard plastic used in ...