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Fri 11 Nov 2009Plane fuel planted
AVIATION HALOPHYTES:BOEING and biofuel producer Honeywell UOP have commissioned a study into whether plants that thrive in saltwater can provide sustainable aviation fuel.
Salt-resistant plants, known as halophytes, thrive in arid land, such as those found in the coastal deserts of Abu Dhabi, and can be irrigated using seawater. They are therefore widely regarded as a more sustainable source of biofuel than oil palm plants, for example, which compete with food crops for arable land and fresh water.
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