From food waste to sustainable aviation fuel: cobalt molybdenum catalysis of pretreated hydrothermal liquefaction biocrude.

ABSTRACT: Valorization of wet biowaste into sustainable aviation fuel presents a promising opportunity to decarbonize the aviation industry. While hydrothermal liquefaction of food waste produces high energy content biocrude oil, its complex composition introduces challenges for achieving drop-in fuel properties. This research demonstrates a pathway from food waste-derived biocrude to sustainable aviation fuel through single-stage hydrotreating using cobalt molybdenum catalyst. Hydrotreating parameters are screened via the Taguchi method and optimized via Response Surface Methodology. The fuel candidate meets American Society for Testing and Materials jet fuel properties without blending, including low sulfur limits, density, viscosity, flash point, and freeze point. Further, Circularity Index, the

SUBMITTER: Summers S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12575671 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature