There are some initiatives to find alternatives to fossil fuels for kerosene and jet fuel.
From the wikipedia entry on jet fuel....
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Green Flight International flew the World's first jet aircraft on 100% biofuel. The flight from Nevada's Reno - Stead airport was in a single engine L-29 piloted by Carol Sugars and Douglas Rodante. * Boeing and Air New Zealand are collaborating with leading Brazilian biofuels maker Tecbio and Aquaflow Bionomic of New Zealand and other jet biofuel developers around the world. * Virgin Atlantic successfully tested a biofuel blend made from 20% babassu nuts and coconut and 80% conventional jet fuel fed to a single engine on a 747 flight from London to Amsterdam. Oil prices increased about fivefold from 2003-2008, raising fears that world petroleum production is becoming unable to keep up with demand. The near-total dependency on petroleum for aviation fuel adds extra urgency to the search for alternatives: twenty-five airlines went bust or stopped operations in the first six months of 2008 and more could fold as fuel prices soar, IATA warned . Jet biofuels in practice * Virgin Atlantic flew a Boeing 747-400 in early 2008 with one engine operating on a 20% biofuel mix of babassu oil and coconut oil * Air New Zealand will fly a Boeing 747-400 with one of four engines on a biofuel/kerosene mix in 2008/2009 * Continental Airlines will fly a Boeing 737 on 3rd generation biofuel in 2009. _________________________________________________
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No, kerosene is not natural gas. Kerosene is a liquid fuel derived from petroleum, while natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel composed mainly of methane. They have different chemical compositions and properties.
Kerosene was important because it provided a relatively safe and efficient fuel source for lighting and heating in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a more reliable alternative to whale oil and other combustible materials, leading to increased industrialization and improved living conditions.
Airplanes use a fuel called kerosene.
Refined kerosene is a type of fuel oil that has undergone a purification process to remove impurities such as sulfur and other contaminants. It is commonly used in heating systems, aircraft, and as a fuel for lamps and lanterns. The refining process makes it a more efficient and cleaner-burning fuel compared to unrefined kerosene.
Kerosene is considered a fossil fuel because it is derived from petroleum, which is a fossil fuel. Petroleum is formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient sea organisms. Kerosene is a refined product of crude oil extracted from the ground, making it a fossil fuel.
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Aviation jet fuel is basically kerosene
Kerosene is fuel for a diesel engine. gas is fuel for spark engines.
Gasoline(petrol) is used in small piston engined aircraft and different forms of kerosene are used in jets.
Jet fuel is kerosene base turbine aviation fuel
Kerosene is lighter than water... the burning fuel simply floats on top of any water used. The only safe way to extinguish fuel fires is with foam - as it forms an air-tight 'blanket' cutting off the oxygen.
The 747 normally uses fuel called Jet A. The are other variants, Jet A1, JP4 etc. All are forms of kerosene.
Kerosene is a type of Fuel. Diesel, named after the inventor, a type of internal combustion engine. true- No.2 Diesel Fuel is Kerosene- or JP-4 popularily used as an airplane fuel for jets.
Heavy fuel oil is typically more viscous than kerosene. Heavy fuel oil is thicker and more dense, making it harder to flow compared to kerosene.
Kerosene is Jet fuel ;-)