Biofuel blending reduces particle emissions from aircraft engines at cruise conditions

Richard H. Moore (), Kenneth L. Thornhill, Bernadett Weinzierl, Daniel Sauer, Eugenio D’Ascoli, Jin Kim, Michael Lichtenstern, Monika Scheibe, Brian Beaton, Andreas J. Beyersdorf, John Barrick, Dan Bulzan, Chelsea A. Corr, Ewan Crosbie, Tina Jurkat, Robert Martin, Dean Riddick, Michael Shook, Gregory Slover, Christiane Voigt, Robert White, Edward Winstead, Richard Yasky, Luke D. Ziemba, Anthony Brown, Hans Schlager and Bruce E. Anderson
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Richard H. Moore: NASA Langley Research Center
Kenneth L. Thornhill: NASA Langley Research Center
Bernadett Weinzierl: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Daniel Sauer: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Eugenio D’Ascoli: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Jin Kim: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Michael Lichtenstern: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Monika Scheibe: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Brian Beaton: NASA Langley Research Center
Andreas J. Beyersdorf: NASA Langley Research Center
John Barrick: NASA Langley Research Center
Dan Bulzan: NASA Glenn Research Center
Chelsea A. Corr: NASA Langley Research Center
Ewan Crosbie: NASA Langley Research Center
Tina Jurkat: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Robert Martin: NASA Langley Research Center
Dean Riddick: NASA Langley Research Center
Michael Shook: NASA Langley Research Center
Gregory Slover: NASA Langley Research Center
Christiane Voigt: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Robert White: NASA Langley Research Center
Edward Winstead: NASA Langley Research Center
Richard Yasky: NASA Langley Research Center
Luke D. Ziemba: NASA Langley Research Center
Anthony Brown: National Research Council Canada
Hans Schlager: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Bruce E. Anderson: NASA Langley Research Center

Nature, 2017, vol. 543, issue 7645, 411-415

Abstract: Compared to using conventional jet fuel, the use of a biofuel blend reduces aircraft engine particle emissions at cruising altitude by about 50–70 per cent.

Date: 2017
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