Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a sustainable fuel for aircrafts. The research was recently published in the journal Fuel. “According to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), aviation accounts for about 2.5 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions. That number is only expected to increase, until now,” WPI said in a press release.
Magnesium
Through modelling and computer analysis, Jayachandran and Powell developed a formula for a fuel composed of magnesium, a mineral found around the world, most abundantly in the world’s oceans. The magnesium hydride fuel would also give aircraft the range for long-haul flights, say from Boston to Tokyo, something that has been a challenge for other sustainable aviation fuels.
“We found that this fuel would have up to 8 percent more range than other contemporary aviation fuels, and more than two to three times greater range than liquid hydrogen or ammonia, which other researchers have proposed as sustainable fuels,” said Jagan Jayachandran, assistant professor of aerospace engineering.
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