A major obstacle to making the aviation industry sustainable could have just been overcome, thanks to a new study.<br /><br ...

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The study details a cost-effective method for producing ethylbenzene — an additive that improves the functional characteristics of sustainable aviation fuels — from polystyrene, a hard plastic used in ...

Associate Research Engineering Scientist Hong Lu found the additive, ethylbenzene, could help switch the aviation industry over to more sustainable fuels. It can be derived from fossil fuels ...

Benzene, a key petrochemical, serves as a precursor for producing derivatives like ethylbenzene, cumene, aniline, and phenol, which are integral to industries such as plastics, resins, rubber, dyes, ...

The study details a cost-effective method for producing ethylbenzene -- an additive that improves the functional characteristics of sustainable aviation fuels -- from polystyrene, a hard plastic ...