INTERVIEW: Plastics inventor eyes ‘carbon-negative’ SAF using carbohydrates as feedstock

Published 14:16 on August 29, 2024 / Last updated at 14:16 on August 29, 2024 / / Americas (US & Canada), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Interviews), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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The inventor behind the commercialisation of biodegradable plastic has turned his hand to scaling up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and says that producing from corn carbohydrates can be 'carbon negative', lower cost, and more energy efficient than using CO2 as a feedstock.
The inventor behind the commercialisation of biodegradable plastic has turned his hand to scaling up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and says that producing from corn carbohydrates can be 'carbon negative', lower cost, and more energy efficient than using CO2 as a feedstock.


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