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Article: RENTECH'S SYNTHETIC JET FUEL CERTIFIED FOR COMMERICAL AVIATION.
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- Worldwide Energy
- Article date:
- September 1, 2009
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Rentech, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: RTK),Los Angeles, has announced that ASTM International's full governance committee has unanimously approved modifying the specifications for commercial aviation jet fuel to include up to a 50/50 blend of synthetic Fischer-Tropsch jet fuel. The jet fuel certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use in commercial aircraft relies on ASTM's specifications. Rentech's jet fuel, RenJet(r), qualifies under the approved specifications of synthetic jet fuel.
With the ASTM specifications, fuel derived using the Fischer-Tropsch process, including RenJet(r) produced from renewable or fossil feedstocks, is the first and currently ...