Technological roadmap for sustainable biofuels for aviation: the opportunities for Brazil

• Grant number: 12/50009-1
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE
• Start date: April 01, 2012
• End date: December 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Agreement: Boeing
• Principal Investigator: Luis Augusto Barbosa Cortez
• Grantee: Luis Augusto Barbosa Cortez
• Host Institution: Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Planejamento Energético (NIPE). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Company: Empresa Brasileira Aeronáutica S/A (EMBRAER)
• City: Campinas

Abstract

The present project proposal is a research roadmap to address the unique challenges of implementing a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Brazil ("gap study"). The new jet biofuel requires to match A-1 jet fuel specification, being a "drop-in" fuel, to be sustainable, which means to present high GHG mitigation potential, low cost, high economic benefits, to present good logistics & deployment characteristics considering global use. The sustainable biofuel needs to -present good indicators (particularly low CO2) when compared with conventional kerosene, but also meet the requirements of aviation industry, towards Carbon Neutral Gases (CGN) by 2020 and 50% reduction in net CO2 emissions over 2005 levels. Also need to decrease cost gap with jet A-1. The methodology to be used in the present study is basically composed by a serir of workshops, visits and reports by specialists. The final result of this study will be used to organize a call for a FAPESP CEPID Program. The project is to be conducted in partnership with BOEING and EMBRAER. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CANTARELLA, HEITOR; NASSAR, ANDRE MELONI; BARBOSA CORTEZ, LUIS AUGUSTO; BALDASSIN JUNIOR, RICARDO. Potential feedstock for renewable aviation fuel in Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT, v. 15, p. 52-63, JUL 2015. (12/50009-1)

CORTEZ, LUIS A. B.; NIGRO, FRANCISCO E. B.; NOGUEIRA, LUIZ A. H.; NASSAR, ANDRE M.; CANTARELLA, HEITOR; MORAES, MARCIA A. F. D.; LEAL, RODRIGO L. V.; FRANCO, TELMA T.; SCHUCHARDT, ULF F.; BALDASSIN JUNIOR, RICARDO. Perspectives for Sustainable Aviation Biofuels in Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, 2015. (12/50009-1)

CORTEZ, LUIS A. B.; NIGRO, FRANCISCO E. B.; NOGUEIRA, LUIZ A. H.; NASSAR, ANDRE M.; CANTARELLA, HEITOR; MORAES, MARCIA A. F. D.; LEAL, RODRIGO L. V.; FRANCO, TELMA T.; SCHUCHARDT, ULF F.; BALDASSIN JUNIOR, RICARDO. Perspectives for Sustainable Aviation Biofuels in Brazil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, v. 2015, p. 12-pg., 2015-01-01. (12/50009-1)