An Analysis of Selecting Sustainable Alternative Aviation Fuels in Supply Chain Management

Abstract

Aviation gases have been performing a significant role in the social and economic growth of any nation, and demand is anticipated to rise in the upcoming years as a result of the accelerated development of technology. Particularly, growing urbanization has significantly increased fossil fuel use, and excessive reliance on carbon-based fuels has seriously harmed the environment worldwide. As the globe looks for fresh approaches to combat "climate change and global warming", "Renewable fuels and hydrogen" have emerged as the ecological sectors' saviors. One such industry is aviation. The current aviation sector's objective is economically efficient aviation. To prevent global warming, there is gaining awareness in attaining carbon-neutral aviation. Since it is defined as comparing their respective priority in a limited number of options, the selection of the best sustainable AAF can be thought of as "a multi-criterion decision-making (MCDM) problem". Here “The EDAS method” is used to select the most preferred alternate aviation gasoline. The rank of “Algal-based fuel is third, Petroleum refining is fourth, Soybean-based fuel is second and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis based on natural gas is first”. This study's findings indicate that among the alternative aviation fuels considered, "Fischer-Tropsch synthesis based on natural gas" is the best option, whereas "petroleum-refined Aviation gasoline (avgas)" is the least popular.