Sustainability and Environment
ASTM Approves New Sustainable Jet Fuel Process
A new process that provides a renewable fuel component earlier in the fuel refining procedure has been approved by ASTM, the governing body on fuel safety.
Jhoanna Alger, a researcher at the University of Dayton Research Insitute examines a sample of sustainable alternative fuel. The organization has been involved in the development and testing of alternative fuels for the past 15 years. [Photo: University of Dayton Research Institute]
Jhoanna Alger, a researcher at the University of Dayton Research Insitute examines a sample of sustainable alternative fuel. The organization has been involved in the development and testing of alternative fuels for the past 15 years. [Photo: University of Dayton Research Institute]

ASTM International, the standards body that assures the testing and safety of any new fuel product, has approved a new alternative jet fuel production pathway, bringing the total available to the aviation industry to seven.