Honeywell’s Bio-based SAF Technology: Leading the Aviation Industry towards a More Sustainable Future

In the aviation industry, there is a growing demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that is less carbon-intensive than traditional fossil-based jet fuels. Honeywell’s hydrocracking technology can be used to produce SAF from biomass, which meets strict aviation industry standards with lower environmental impact. The Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Unicracking™ technology from Honeywell extracts liquids and waxes from processed biomass, such as crop leftovers, wood waste, or food scraps, to create SAF.

DG Fuels recently chose Honeywell’s FT Unicracking technology for its biofuels facility in Louisiana. This will be the world’s largest for producing SAF from the FT process, expected to generate 13,000 bpd of SAF when operational in 2028. With this advanced technology, DG Fuels aims to supply enough fuel for over 30,000 transatlantic flights annually, significantly reducing carbon emissions from global air travel.

This move supports the airline industry’s goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions from international aviation by 2050. The energy transition is one of Honeywell’s key trends and this innovation aligns with it. By expanding feedstock options to more abundant sources like crop leftovers and food scraps, the aviation industry can increase its capacity to produce SAF while reducing its environmental impact.