Sasol launches the first 100% CTL jet fuel

November 1, 2010

Various airlines and oil firms have developed and tested synthetic fuels or biofuels in the past few years, but these fuels have been blended with conventional crude fuel or used only in one engine. Sasol’s fuel marks the first time that a fully synthetic fuel was used on a commercial flight. Willem Louw, managing director of Sasol Technology, said that the 100% synthetic jet fuel did not provide lower CO2 emissions of the efficiency sought by the airline industry, but it was a cleaner burning fuel and placed less stress on engine components. The launch of the fuel follows its approval last April by ASTM International, the global standards body, for the use of 100% CTL fuel in commercial aviation. (September 22, 2010)

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