Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel

The expansion of international civil aviation over the past two decades has been significant. Air traffic is accounted by Revenue Passenger Kilometre (RPK), and this has historically doubled every 15 years. The forecast for the next 20 years is between a 4.3 to 4.8% increase in air traffic per year,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jia, Tian Chen, Chuah, Luqman Abdullah, Md. Tahir, Paridah
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78688/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78688/1/Biomass%20valorization%20for%20better%20aviation%20environmental%20impact%20through%20biocomposites%20and%20aviation%20biofuel.pdf
_version_ 1848858553193857024
author Jia, Tian Chen
Chuah, Luqman Abdullah
Md. Tahir, Paridah
author_facet Jia, Tian Chen
Chuah, Luqman Abdullah
Md. Tahir, Paridah
author_sort Jia, Tian Chen
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The expansion of international civil aviation over the past two decades has been significant. Air traffic is accounted by Revenue Passenger Kilometre (RPK), and this has historically doubled every 15 years. The forecast for the next 20 years is between a 4.3 to 4.8% increase in air traffic per year, with the main driver being Asia Pacific in terms of growth percentage. Current global civil aviation accounts for approximately 2% of man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), under the United Nations, to have the aviation industry to pledge reduction in its emissions through its four pillars of innovation, which are: (i) Product Technology, (ii) Operations and Infrastructure, (iii) Economic Measures, and (iv) Sustainable Fuel. It is expected that Technology and Biofuels are the two largest contributors to meet the carbon dioxide reduction goals. The utilization of bio-jet fuel and bio-composite contributes to the aviation industry's reduction in CO2 and improving the sustainability of the industry. Bio-jet fuel development are maturing with up to 5 certified pathways, all which yields synthetic fuel with improved fuel performance, lowered soot formation and CO2 emission. Bio-composites improves the sustainability factor of a plane, rather than composite fibers derived from non-renewable sources. Bio-composites has a long development road map, and the usage of renewable, sustainable sources is key for implementation onto an aircraft. Biomass valorization is needed for a better aviation environmental footprint, however the cost factor is still high. However, with limited fossil fuels, the cost of fossil fuel-derived products will increase with diminishing of the source. The key to enable the aviation industry to adopt biomass derived products is for the biomass to be sustainable and renewable. Sustainability of the feed-stock and its abundance is needed to support a growing aviation industry, and to ensure the safety standards that the industry is known for.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T12:15:16Z
format Book Section
id upm-78688
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T12:15:16Z
publishDate 2019
publisher Elsevier
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-786882021-01-06T20:42:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78688/ Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel Jia, Tian Chen Chuah, Luqman Abdullah Md. Tahir, Paridah The expansion of international civil aviation over the past two decades has been significant. Air traffic is accounted by Revenue Passenger Kilometre (RPK), and this has historically doubled every 15 years. The forecast for the next 20 years is between a 4.3 to 4.8% increase in air traffic per year, with the main driver being Asia Pacific in terms of growth percentage. Current global civil aviation accounts for approximately 2% of man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), under the United Nations, to have the aviation industry to pledge reduction in its emissions through its four pillars of innovation, which are: (i) Product Technology, (ii) Operations and Infrastructure, (iii) Economic Measures, and (iv) Sustainable Fuel. It is expected that Technology and Biofuels are the two largest contributors to meet the carbon dioxide reduction goals. The utilization of bio-jet fuel and bio-composite contributes to the aviation industry's reduction in CO2 and improving the sustainability of the industry. Bio-jet fuel development are maturing with up to 5 certified pathways, all which yields synthetic fuel with improved fuel performance, lowered soot formation and CO2 emission. Bio-composites improves the sustainability factor of a plane, rather than composite fibers derived from non-renewable sources. Bio-composites has a long development road map, and the usage of renewable, sustainable sources is key for implementation onto an aircraft. Biomass valorization is needed for a better aviation environmental footprint, however the cost factor is still high. However, with limited fossil fuels, the cost of fossil fuel-derived products will increase with diminishing of the source. The key to enable the aviation industry to adopt biomass derived products is for the biomass to be sustainable and renewable. Sustainability of the feed-stock and its abundance is needed to support a growing aviation industry, and to ensure the safety standards that the industry is known for. Elsevier 2019 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78688/1/Biomass%20valorization%20for%20better%20aviation%20environmental%20impact%20through%20biocomposites%20and%20aviation%20biofuel.pdf Jia, Tian Chen and Chuah, Luqman Abdullah and Md. Tahir, Paridah (2019) Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel. In: Structural Health Monitoring of Biocomposites, Fibre-Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites. Elsevier, United Kingdom, 19 - 31. ISBN 9780081022917 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081022917000022#! 10.1016/B978-0-08-102291-7.00002-2
spellingShingle Jia, Tian Chen
Chuah, Luqman Abdullah
Md. Tahir, Paridah
Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel
title Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel
title_full Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel
title_fullStr Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel
title_full_unstemmed Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel
title_short Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel
title_sort biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78688/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78688/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78688/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/78688/1/Biomass%20valorization%20for%20better%20aviation%20environmental%20impact%20through%20biocomposites%20and%20aviation%20biofuel.pdf