From tyres to jet fuel?

BioSyn Resources LLC reports that it has entered the European market with the its ultraclean multi-functional military jet fuel. According to the company, BioSyn completed the first exports in February. The first customer is Somerset-based Tyre Renewals Ltd. Tyre Renewals reportedly plans to fuel its diesel engines operating in enclosed environments with the jet fuel. This specifically refers to engines driving oil pumps that operate inside buildings. The BioSyn is said to have been selected as it is “devoid of hard-to-burn components” and “does not produce nauseating fumes.”

The fuel is marketed under the tradename DM-X Jet D and is described as virtually odourless and non-toxic. It doesn’t contain any toxic components such as aromatic and olefinic hydrocarbons or difficult-to-burn Light Cycle Oil (LCO). Because of this DM-X Jet D is being marketed for environmentally sensitive areas, such as the marinas, underground mining, congested airports and European seaports.

BioSyn developed DM-X Jet D to demonstrate its many applications prior to the completion of its refinery. BioSyn also intends to seek US military accreditation and approval for this fuel. If used by the military, it will help improve its logistics capability and flexibility because of the fuel’s multi-functional features while helping reduce the US military’s inherent vulnerability to supply disruptions during emergencies.

It can be used either as military-grade jet fuel (JP-8) or as commercial diesel (D1/D2).  “The US Navy has successfully tested a 50-50 blend of green jet fuel made from vegetable oil, which contains no aromatics, and commercial Jet A-1, which typically contains 20 per cent aromatics. DM-X Jet D has the same solvency power as the Navy’s 50-50 blend, thereby providing sufficient fuel solvency power for controlled seal swelling,” Deo Reloj, BioSyn’s CEO and chief technology officer.