Consider the following materials:
1. Agricultural residues
2. Corn grain
3. Wastewater treatment sludge
4. Wood mill waste
Which of the above can be used as feedstock for producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel?
A.1 and 2 only
B.3 and 4 only
C.1, 2, 3 and 4✓ Correct
D.1, 3 and 4 only
Explanation
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a biofuel used to power aircraft, produced from a wide variety of feedstocks. Agricultural residues such as straw and husks are converted via thermochemical or biochemical pathways to SAF. Corn grain (and other starch/sugar crops) is used through the alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) pathway and is an ASTM-approved feedstock. Wastewater treatment sludge contains organic matter and lipids that can be processed into SAF via hydrothermal liquefaction. Wood mill waste (lignocellulosic biomass) is also a recognized SAF feedstock via Fischer-Tropsch or gasification routes. Hence all four can serve as SAF feedstocks.
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