Turning a biodiesel by-product into value 🔄🧫 This review highlights process strategies that improve yields and economics for large-scale bio-based chemical production. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.70…

One feedstock, multiple products 🌾⚡ Combining ultrasound pretreatment, dark fermentation and enzymatic hydrolysis significantly boosts hydrogen, organic acids and sugar recovery from biowaste. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2…

Bio-based aromatics for a circular economy 🧪♻️ Zeolite catalysts enable the conversion of ethanol and furfural into valuable aromatics. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.202…

Pretreatment shapes fermentation outcomes 🌱⚙️ This study shows how thermal and acid pretreatments steer microbial pathways toward hydrogen or volatile fatty acid production. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2…

A techno-economic analysis identifies 2,3-butanediol and 3-hydroxypropionic acid as near-term candidates for biorefinery deployment. Continued process optimization could help replace fossil-based chemicals at lower carbon footprints. 🔗 scijournals.onlinelibrary.wi…

Lowering the cost of bio-based fuel precursors 🔄🧪 Efficient recovery of 2,3-butanediol remains a major challenge. This study shows that induced phase separation can achieve high recovery yields with lower energy input. 🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…

How new fuels become flight-ready ✈️📘 This paper explains how ASTM certification frameworks ensure that synthetic and sustainable aviation fuels meet strict safety and performance standards. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05…

Agricultural residues as a source for clean hydrogen 🥦⚡ This study demonstrates the technical feasibility of producing high-purity hydrogen and CO₂ from broccoli waste via dark fermentation. 🔗 doi.org/10.3390/pr13124083

Catalyst design matters for future SAF 🧪✈️ Advanced dendritic zeolite catalysts significantly improve the conversion of biomass-derived molecules into aviation fuel precursors. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.…

Winery wastewater as a flexible bioenergy resource 🍇⚡ This study shows how storage time and conditions influence hydrogen, methane and organic acid production. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.…

This paper compares leading SAF pathways—HEFA, FT, ATJ and PtL—across costs, efficiencies and climate impacts. Scaling from today’s volumes to net-zero aviation by 2050 is less a technology question than a sustained deployment challenge. 🔗 energyconversions.org/index.…

Huge potential, uneven readiness 🌏⚡ A new report finds that Power-to-Liquid aviation fuels could play a major role in the Asia-Pacific region. 🔗 greenairnews.com/?p=8314

From agricultural residues to aviation fuel precursors 🌾🔬 This review highlights advances in producing 2,3-butanediol from complex lignocellulosic feedstocks. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s00449-025-0…

A milestone for global aviation climate policy 🌍✈️ ICAO has published the first sector growth factor under CORSIA, enabling governments to calculate airlines’ offsetting obligations for international flights. 🔗 greenairnews.com/?p=8325

Artificial intelligence meets bioenergy 🤖⚡ This study shows how machine learning and explainable AI can improve hydrogen production from wastewater via dark fermentation. By identifying key driversdata-driven tools can help optimize biofuel processes 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.202…

CORSIA is becoming operational ✈️📊 For the first time, airlines will receive concrete carbon offsetting obligations under ICAO’s global climate scheme. 🔗 icao.int/news/airlines-set-r…

Important milestones for advanced SAF in Europe 🇨🇭⚙️ Metafuels moves closer to commercial eSAF production with FEED completed for its Rotterdam project, while Synhelion secures a long-term offtake agreement. 🔗greenairnews.com/?p=8330

Can aviation really reach 10% SAF by 2030? According to IATA, current supply levels make this target unrealistic ⚠️✈️ Despite SAF production almost doubling in 2025, volumes remain below 1% of total jet fuel use. 🔗 greenairnews.com/?p=8262

2025 showed real momentum for Sustainable Aviation Fuel ✈️🌱 Production increased, new projects moved forward. At the same time, supply constraints and high costs underline one key message: progress is real, but scale-up challenge remains 🔗 greenairnews.com/?p=8336