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The proposed fuel is not SAF, it's a combination of magnesium and hydrogen mixed with hydrocarbon fuel. It's estimated to give 8% more range over other existing aviation fuels.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What a bullshit article. The researchers added magnesium hydride to regular petrol jet fuel and got a modest efficiency boost. That's it.

The author sneaks in a hypothetical statement toward the end that, if a biofuel was used in place of petrol jet fuel, then maybe net-zero emissions could be achieved. Great way to justify a tantalizing headline for clicks.

[–] over_clox 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is how you build explosives..

[–] captainlezbian 1 points 1 year ago

Well yeah, it’s a combustion fuel.