CAAFI Webinar Series: The State of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
by Steve Csonka (CAAFI) State of SAF qualification; State of SAF market pull; State of SAF production; The future State of SAF: Commercialization challenges and recommendations
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D7566 Annex A6 – CHJ
Published 29Jan’20
∗ Feedstock is fatty acids and fatty acid esters (FOG)
∗ Process – Catalytic Hydrothermolysis
∗ Blending required, 50% max blend limitation
∗ ARA intent to commercialize with Hydrothermal Clean Up (HCU) front end, expanding availability of previously unused feedstock sources
∗ Work underway with producers on multiple facilities
∗ Euglena operating pilot facility in Japan
D7566 Annex A7 – “HHC-SPK”
Approval balloting finalized 02Apr. To be published 2Q’20.
∗ Tweak to HEFA production that utilizes biologically derived hydrocarbons (Botryococcus braunii produced triterpenes),
or Bb oil, as opposed to fatty acids and fatty acid esters only
∗ First pathway to utilize FAA Clearinghouse as well as D4054 Fast Track Process
∗ Blending required, 10% max blend limitation
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CAAFI R&D Team fuel prescreening efforts
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Other qualification tid-bits 6 May 2020 20
∗ CAAFI to continue conferring producers from R&D to Qualification
∗ EU and UK considering European Clearinghouses
∗ ASTM D02.J Task Force established to evaluate considerations for blending of blending components
∗ Working toward consideration and approval of 100% drop-ins
∗ Primary need is to demonstrate process performance, control, and management of change, suggesting the need for data from several production facilities before consideration
∗ With continued amassing of data and experience, will we in the long term be able move to more of a compositionally based spec? READ MORE WATCH VIDEO
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