Agave to hydrogen technology
Agave to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
Vircura is in discussions with green hydrogen technology companies with the aim to convert agave juice to hydrogen and carbon dioxide, with multiple end point uses, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Green hydrogen can be created directly from agave juice, on-site at low-cost. The juice has high-energy density, a benign sugar juice which can be easily and safely transported.
The agave plant can be used to produce bioethanol which is an alternative to fossil fuels. Bioethanol is made by fermenting the sugars in the crushed and treated plant biomass with yeast or bacteria. The bioethanol can be converted to jet fuel by further processing pathways, often involving catalysts, and can even be made from green hydrogen.
This addresses the traditional hydrogen challenge of high cost storage and transportation requirements. The agave to hydrogen technology uses less water and less power than electrolysis, resulting in a more sustainable solution, that can be easily distributed.
Agave provides a rich source of sugars. The plant biomass can be separated into juice and fibre fractions prior to fermentation and conversion to SAF or the entire plant can be used as a feedstock. As the plant fixes carbon during its growth the resultant fuel has a lower greenhouse gas emission footprint than other fuel types.
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