Project description
Biofuel production processes for sustainable aviation
To reduce emissions, the aviation sector is transitioning to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), primarily produced using the Hydrotreated Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) method, which refines vegetable oils and waste fats. The EIC-funded GAFT project aims to develop two biofuel production processes for formic acid and fatty acid. The project will use a patented method to produce potassium formate (PF) from CO2, water, and renewable electricity, enabling higher concentrations. PF will then be converted into formic acid, while a non-GMO microorganism will use formic acid and glycerol to produce fatty acids, which serve as feedstock for the HEFA process. The resulting biomass by-product is a crude microbiological protein, suitable for use as aquafeed.
Objective
COVAL's GAFT project presents two innovations in biofuel production processes, for Formic Acid & for Fatty Acid, both essential for future sustainable aviation fuel.
Our patented process to produce potassium formate (PF) out of CO2, water, and renewable electricity enables a higher concentration to be produced using conventional equipment. We then convert this PF to formic acid (FA).
We have also developed a non-GMO microorganism that uses FA (and glycerol) as a substrate to produce fatty acids. These fatty acids are used as feedstock for HEFA to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The remaining biomass by-product is a crude microbiological protein that can be used as aquafeed.
GAFT dramatically improves the production of SAF by being more energy efficient, using just enough energy to produce a C1 hydrocarbon from CO2 and subsequently, via fermentation, to produce fatty acid feedstock for the only currently available commercial technology to produce SAF, the HEFA process.
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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6211 JB Maastricht
Netherlands
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