Tag: ATJ

University of Illinois U-C researchers found repurposing refineries for ATJ makes sense

University of Illinois U-C researchers found repurposing refineries for ATJ makes sense

April 16, 2026 |

In Illinois, a study by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign evaluated the financial viability and environmental implications of integrating an ATJ SAF biorefinery within a petroleum refinery, utilizing miscanthus and switchgrass as example feedstocks. Three scenarios were evaluated: standalone (benchmark), colocated, and repurposing (coprocessing SAF within the petroleum refinery). The paper is published […]

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UofI researchers examine CI of hypotethical SAF from miscanthus for ATJ

UofI researchers examine CI of hypotethical SAF from miscanthus for ATJ

July 23, 2025 |

In Illinois, low carbon fuel policies are intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. However, rigid carbon intensity (CI) accounting procedures in current policies may limit CI responsiveness across candidate sites and facilities. Work published in the journal ACS Sustainable Resource Management by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne examines a hypothetical […]

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The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaJet SAF

The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaJet SAF

November 1, 2024 |

This presentation by LanzaJet, a company specializing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), highlights the company’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology as a key driver for the next generation of SAF. They advocate for the use of ethanol as a feedstock, particularly highlighting the existing supply of ethanol and the potential to create new sources from agricultural waste, […]

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LanzaJet opens ethanol to SAF production facility

LanzaJet opens ethanol to SAF production facility

January 27, 2024 |

In Georgia, LanzaJet announced the opening of the LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels, an ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel production facility.  The company noted that this ethanol-based technology is the world’s first viable next-generation SAF technology capable of scaling production to the levels needed to decarbonize aviation through widely available and sustainable feedstock and emerging commercial […]

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