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Table 1 Sources for hydroprocessed renewable jet fuel

From: Techno-economic and resource analysis of hydroprocessed renewable jet fuel

Vegetable oil

 Palm/Palm kernel

Elaeis guineensis

 Coconut

Cocos nucifera

 Jatropha

Jatropha curcas

 Castor

Ricinus communis

 Rapeseed

Brassica napus

 Canola

Brassica napus, cultivar

 Pennycress

Thlaspi arvense

 Peanut (groundnut)

Arachis hypogaea

 Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

 Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

 Camelina

Camelina sativa

 Mustard

Brassica juncea

 Linseed (flax)

Linum usitatissimum

 Soybean

Glycine max

 Cottonseed

Gossypium hirsutum

 Corn

Zea mays

Animal fats

 Lard

Edible pork fat, rendered and unrendered

 Choice white grease

Inedible pork fat derived primarily from pork tissue

 Edible tallow

Beef fat suitable for human consumption

 Inedible tallow

Beef fat unsuitable for human consumption

 Poultry fat

Fat obtained from chicken rendering and processing

Grease

 Yellow grease

Derived from used cooking oil generated by commercial and industrial cooking operations. It may also contain rendered animal fat

 Brown grease

Waste grease recovered from traps installed in the sewage lines of restaurants/food processing plants and wastewater treatment plants.

Aquatic microorganisms

 Algae

A large group of simple plant-like photosynthetic organisms