Friday 1 July 2022 04:45 PM Bacteria-fueled jets? Scientists harvest a molecule that could one day power ... trends now
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One of the long-term problems with air travel is its dependence on petroleum, which is a finite resource that contributes to climate change.
Researchers have figured out a way to create an alternative jet fuel by harvesting a unique carbon molecule that's produced from a basic bacteria found in soil.
'In chemistry, everything that requires energy to make will release energy when it's broken,' lead author Pablo Cruz-Morales, a microbiologist at DTU Biosustain, part of the Technical University of Denmark, says.
Knowing that the ignition of petroleum jet fuel creates a tremendous amount of energy when it's ignited, scientists wondered if there was a way to replicate the process without relying on fossil fuels.
Researchers explained that the fuel they created would work in a similar way as biodiesel. Pictured above is the extract that contains Jawsamycin
Cruz-Morales was approached by Jay
