5% of human emissions are generated through kerosene use in aviation, which currently has no alternative for long haul jetting.
A carbon-neutral synthesis of kerosene, or jet fuel, has been produced by scientists, made by combining sunlight with water.
5% of human emissions are generated through kerosene use in aviation, which currently has no alternative for long haul jetting.
It consists of 169 sun-tracking reflective panels that redirect and concentrate solar radiation into a solar reactor on top of a tower built at IMDEA Energy Institute in Madrid back in 2017.
The concentrated solar energy then drives oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction cycles in the solar reactor, in which a porous structure converts water and carbon dioxide injected into the reactor into syngas, which is made of hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
The syngas is then sent into a gas-to-liquid converter where it is finally processed into liquid hydrocarbon fuels that include kerosene and diesel.
The fuel will be even greener if the team can capture carbon dioxide from the air in the not-too-distant future and use it in the fuel.
