Camelina is a genus within the flowering plant family Brassicaceae. One species, Camelina sativa, is a historic and potentially important oil plant.
Studies have shown camelina-based jet fuel to reduce net carbon emissions from jets by about 80%. The United States Navy chose camelina as the feedstock for their first test of aviation biofuel, and successfully operated a static F414 engine (used in the F/A-18) in October 2009 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The US Air Force also began testing the fuel in its aircraft in March 2010. In March, 2011, the U.S. Air Force successfully tested a 50/50 mix of JP-8 (Jet Propellent 8) and camelina-derived biofuel in an F-22 Raptor, achieving a speed of Mach 1.5. As such, the U.S. Air Force announced that by the year 2016, 50% of the fuel it consumes will be from biofuels, specifically Camelina.
KLM, the Royal Dutch Airline, was the first airline in the world to operate a passenger-carrying flight using biofuel. On the 23 of November 2009 a Boeing 747 flew, carrying a limited number of passengers, with one of its four engines running on a 50/50 mix of biofuel and kerosene.
In June, 2011, a Gulfstream G450 became the first business jet to cross the Atlantic ocean using a blend of 50/50 biofuel developed by Honeywell derived from camelina and petroleum based jet fuel.
Camelina seed ranges from 37 to 41% oil content and this oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids. Camelina meal is the by-product of camelina when the oil has been extracted. Camelina meal has a significant crude protein content. "Feeding camelina meal significantly increased (p < 0.01) omega-3 [fatty acid] concentration in both breast and thigh meat [of turkeys] compared to control group." Medical research indicates that a diet abundant in omega-3 fatty acids is beneficial to human health.
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