Solazyme Produces World’s First Algal-Based Jet Fuel

[Midnight Mike]

Solazyme Produces World's First Algal-Based Jet Fuel

Fuel Passes All Tested Specifications Including the Most Critical ASTM D1655 Specifications

Sep 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Solazyme Inc. announced that it has produced the world's first microbial-derived jet fuel. Solazyme's algal-derived aviation fuel as analyzed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), one of the nations leading fuel analytical laboratories, passed the eleven "most challenging specifications needed to meet the ASTM D1655 standard for Aviation Turbine Fuel.

The tested areas included the key measurements for density, thermal oxidative stability, flashpoint, freezing point, distillation and viscosity among others. Of the eleven tested parameters, the Solazyme aviation fuel passed the ASTM D1655 requirements for every measurement.

Therefore, the Solazyme algae-based aviation kerosene has passed the biggest hurdles needed to successfully develop a commercial and military jet fuel fully consistent with existing engines and infrastructure," as stated in the SwRI report.

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[moose135]

Algae-based fuel? Only one thing to say: "Solazyme is people!" :shock: