Air TOTAL y Gevo firman un acuerdo de compra y suministro de combustible de aviación sostenible

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Tipo de entrada: NOTICIA BREVE.

Gevo acaba de anunciar que ha firmado un acuerdo con Air TOTAL International SA (Air TOTAL) para la compra y suministro de combustible sostenible de aviación (Sustainable Aviation Fuel, SAF por sus siglas en inglés) para su uso y distribución en Francia y otras partes de Europa.
Comunicado de prensa: “Gevo enters into purchase and sale agreement for sustainable aviation fuel to supply Air TOTAL International”, 13/8/2019.
Entradas relacionadas:
- “Gevo y Lufthansa firman acuerdo para suministro comercial de bioqueroseno derivado de alcohol”, 8/9/2016.
- “Gevo y Praj se asocian para comercializar isobutanol, queroseno e isooctano renovables en la India”, 11/4/2019.

Figura 1. Air TOTAL y Gevo firman un acuerdo de compra y suministro de combustible de aviación sostenible

Con la formalización de este nuevo contrato, Gevo suministrará inicialmente SAF a Air Total desde sus instalaciones en Silsbee (Texas) y, posteriormente, desde su planta ampliada en Luverne (Minnesota) que se espera construir en los próximos años.

Gevo procesa grano para producir proteína y pienso mientras usa la fracción de carbohidrato residual para producir un producto químico intermedio por fermentación: isobutanol. Este isobutanol se transforma químicamente en un SAF que cumple con la norma ASTM D7566 (Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons). El SAF fabricado mediante este proceso tiene muy poco azufre, bajas partículas y una densidad de energía ligeramente más alta que el combustible para aviones a base de petróleo. Por cada galón de SAF, Gevo también produce aproximadamente 10 libras de proteína que entra en la cadena de suministro de alimentos y puede secuestrar hasta 2 libras de dióxido de carbono como carbono en el suelo.
Puedes ampliar información sobre este tema aquí: “Combustible derivado de alcohol”.

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