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Researchers land USDA grant to convert biomass into SAF and biodiesel precursor

October 5, 2026 |

In California, researchers have landed a $591,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture project designed to convert renewable plant material into n-butyraldehyde, a chemical used to produce sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel.

This isn’t designed to fuel your everyday automobile or lawnmower. They include 18-wheelers and heavy farm equipment – machines that require plenty of muscle packed into a small volume of fuel. The same strain at the center of this project. This new USDA project will refine that model and use it to guide the next round of strain engineering.

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