Honeywell receives award for pioneering environmentally preferable technology
Honeywell UOP’s Green Jet Fuel was recognized with Heroes of Chemistry Award for the development of environmentally preferable technologies.
The award from the American Chemical Society, the largest scientific society in the world, was for the development of a novel process that produces jet fuel from renewable sources.
Honeywell UOP, which developed the process to produce Honeywell Green Jet Fuel, earned a record number of 671 patents for new inventions in 2015. Almost all of the new patents relate to inventions that more efficiently convert hydrocarbons into transportation fuels. This particular jet fuel process is currently being used by AltAir Paramount LLC to produce fuel that United Airlines is using in regular commercial service. The fuel is manufactured from renewable sources such as inedible animal oils and fats that do not deplete or interfere with valuable food, land or water resources. On a lifecycle basis, the fuel produces 50% to 80% less greenhouse gas.
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