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New continuous reaction process can help turn plant waste into sustainable aviation fuel

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Washington State University scientists successfully tested a new way to produce sustainable jet fuel from lignin-based agricultural waste.

Lignin polymers, one of the chief components of plant cells, could help improve performance of sustainably produced aviation fuels.

Sustainable aviation fuels derived from plant-based biomass could minimize aviation’s carbon footprint, reduce contrails and meet international carbon neutrality goals.

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