“Sweet sixteen” ribbons were festively cut on 12 March in the ETCA laboratory. A new set-up now makes it possible to test simultaneously in 16 reactors whether Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) can be produced better – and possibly with reduced costs. Such an advanced installation is “sweet” for scientists. To be clear: the set-up’s core are nano‑reactors for liquids. Put simply, they are a kind of small tubes through which ultra‑thin streams of liquid can be guided along or through different materials (catalysts — more on those in a moment). This small-scale system makes everything far more efficient and prevents waste: each test requires only a tiny amount of fuel and produces less waste.

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