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Illinois researchers convert food waste into jet fuel, boosting circular economy

Sabrina Summers, University of Illinois, demonstrates hydrotreating biocrude oil from food waste. / SOURCE: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

November 25, 2025

BY University of Illinois ACES

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