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To evaluate the economic feasibility, environmental impact, and practical scalability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from lignocellulosic biomass and e-SAF pathways under real-world resource constraints in the Republic of Korea.

August 16, 2026Industrial Crops and ProductsOpen Access

Resource-constrained valorization of lignocellulosic agricultural and forest residues for sustainable aviation fuel production: An integrated techno-economic and life cycle assessment

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NKNahyeon Kim ECEonjun Choi JKJaerak Ko

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Techno-economic and life cycle analysis reveals feedstock constraints dictate sustainable aviation fuel scalability, highlighting the need for combined agricultural and forest residue utilization.

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To evaluate the economic feasibility, environmental impact, and practical scalability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from lignocellulosic biomass and e-SAF pathways under real-world resource constraints in the Republic of Korea.
Integrated chemical looping gasification with Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to model SAF production from wood chips and rice straw, alongside an e-SAF pathway using carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
Applied a stepwise resource-accounting approach distinguishing technical potential from usable biomass availability using national statistics.
Conducted techno-economic assessment (TEA) to estimate levelized costs and life cycle assessment (LCA) to determine global warming potential across projected demand timelines.
Total SAF production reached 177.5 tonnes/day for wood chips at a levelized cost of 1,176 US$/tonne, compared to 80.1 tonnes/day for rice straw at 1,944 US$/tonne.
LCA showed global warming potential decreased to −0.58 to −0.57 tonne CO2-eq./tonne SAF with co-product credits, while e-SAF achieved net-negative emissions up to −4.02 tonne CO2-eq./tonne at a cost of approximately 7,096 US$/tonne.
Wood chip supplies can satisfy projected domestic SAF demand through 2030 but will require co-utilization of rice straw by 2035, with e-SAF remaining economically viable up to a 65% blending ratio by 2040.

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Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a81796af2fb91fc834ac841 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124148

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August 16, 2026Industrial Crops and ProductsOpen Access

Resource-constrained valorization of lignocellulosic agricultural and forest residues for sustainable aviation fuel production: An integrated techno-economic and life cycle assessment

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NKNahyeon Kim ECEonjun Choi JKJaerak Ko

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Techno-economic and life cycle analysis reveals feedstock constraints dictate sustainable aviation fuel scalability, highlighting the need for combined agricultural and forest residue utilization.

Key Points

To evaluate the economic feasibility, environmental impact, and practical scalability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from lignocellulosic biomass and e-SAF pathways under real-world resource constraints in the Republic of Korea.
Integrated chemical looping gasification with Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to model SAF production from wood chips and rice straw, alongside an e-SAF pathway using carbon dioxide and hydrogen.
Applied a stepwise resource-accounting approach distinguishing technical potential from usable biomass availability using national statistics.
Conducted techno-economic assessment (TEA) to estimate levelized costs and life cycle assessment (LCA) to determine global warming potential across projected demand timelines.
Total SAF production reached 177.5 tonnes/day for wood chips at a levelized cost of 1,176 US$/tonne, compared to 80.1 tonnes/day for rice straw at 1,944 US$/tonne.
LCA showed global warming potential decreased to −0.58 to −0.57 tonne CO2-eq./tonne SAF with co-product credits, while e-SAF achieved net-negative emissions up to −4.02 tonne CO2-eq./tonne at a cost of approximately 7,096 US$/tonne.
Wood chip supplies can satisfy projected domestic SAF demand through 2030 but will require co-utilization of rice straw by 2035, with e-SAF remaining economically viable up to a 65% blending ratio by 2040.

Cite This Study

Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a81796af2fb91fc834ac841 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2026.124148

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