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  • Team makes sustainable aviation fuel additive from recycled polystyrene

    Jan 13, 2025 9:15 am by Diana YatesInnovation
    Illinois Sustainable Technology Center research scientist Hong Lu shows a container of a jet fuel made from recycled plastics. Photo by Fred Zwicky

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    • Illinois Sustainable Technology Center research scientist Hong Lu shows a container of a jet fuel made from recycled plastics. Photo by Fred Zwicky

    Illinois researchers developed a method for converting waste polystyrene into a sustainable jet fuel additive, overcoming a key obstacle to the wider use of sustainable aviation fuels.