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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Acronyms A-Z

From AFQRJOS to UCO, we’ve spelled out every commonly-used SAF-related (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) acronym we could think of. Here’s the A-Z of SAF acronyms.

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The Basics

SAF

Sustainable Aviation Fuel

A

AFQRJOS

Aviation Fuel Quality Requirements for Jointly Operated Systems

ASTM 

American Society of Testing and Materials

ATJ

Alcohol-to-Jet

C

CAAFI

Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative

CNG

Carbon Neutral Growth

CORSIA 

The Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation

D

DSHC

Direct Sugars to Hydrocarbons

E

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ETS

Emissions Trading System

F

FAA 

Federal Aviation Administration

FAME

Fatty Acid Methyl Esters

FRL

Fuel Readiness Level

G

GHG

Greenhouse Gasses

GMBM

Global Market-Based Measure

H

HC

Hydrocracking

HDCJ

Hydrotreated Depolymerized Cellulosic Jet

HDO

Hydro Deoxygenation

HDRD

Hydrogenation Derived Renewable Diesel

HEFA

Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids

HPO

Hydrotreated Pyrolysis Oils

HTL

Hydrothermal Liquefaction

HVO

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils

I

ITAKA

Initiative Towards sustainable Kerosene for Aviation

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

J

JIG

Joint Inspection Group

L

LCA

Life Cycle Analysis

LCFS

Low Carbon Fuel Standard

LUC

Land Use Change

P

PFAD / POME 

PFAD stands for Palm Fatty Acid Distillate.  POME is Palm Oil Mill Effluent.

PSA

Pressure Swing Absorption

R

RED

Renewable Energy Directive

RFS

Renewable Fuels Standard

RIN

Renewable Identification Number

RJF

Renewable Jet Fuel

S

SABR

Sustainable Aviation Through Biofuel Refining

SCA

Supply Chain Analysis

SIP

Synthesized Iso-Paraffinic

SOP

Special Operations Procedures

T

TCR®

Thermo-Catalytic Reforming

TRL

Technology Readiness Level

U

UCO

Used Cooking Oil