Central China province succeeds in turning swill-cooked oil into jet fuel

Leftover oil from restaurants in central China's Henan Province now can be transformed into bio-based aviation fuel via a series of upgraded procedures.

At a restaurant in Henan's Puyang City, workers collect all the swill-cooked oil with specific sealed collection buckets, and then deliver it to food waste disposal stations for further processing.

"We have processed a total of more than 50,000 tons of food waste. It is used as feedstock for industrial-grade mixed oil, with an oil extraction rate of approximately 3 percent," said Chen Yahui, director of Puxin Company's food waste disposal operation department.

The greatest significance of transforming waste oils and fats lies in their conversion into bio-based aviation fuel, turning from a common industrial waste into a high-end clean energy.

For local companies specializing in swill-cooked oil utilization, their supplies not only come from Henan, but also from other nearby provinces.

"The price of bio-based aviation kerosene rose from around 2,200 U.S. dollars per ton at the beginning of the year to about 2,500 U.S. dollars in July -- an increase of more than 10 percent in just six months. Our export volume also grew by approximately 20 percent year on year, with orders being booked through 2027," said Hu Rui, operation director of Henan Junheng Industrial Group Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Central China province succeeds in turning swill-cooked oil into jet fuel

Iran has grown more confident in its military capabilities after more than six months of war and increasingly convinced of its leverage necessary to sustain its confrontation with the United States, The New York Times reported Friday, citing recent U.S. intelligence assessments.

The assessments paint a picture far removed from early expectations, when President Donald Trump confidently foresaw a quick and decisive victory following the launch of U.S. and Israeli attacks against Iran on Feb 28.

After months of intermittent fighting, Tehran has developed a better understanding of both its military strengths and the limits of U.S. power, officials briefed on the intelligence said.

The assessments show that Iran has now become more convinced of the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran appears determined to prolong the war at least until the November midterm elections in the U.S. to increase political and economic pressure on Washington, said the report.

Iran grows more confident, prepares for longer war: U.S. intelligence