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A Study of Degradation of a Jet Fuel
Author(s) -
Li Norman C.,
Tzou Ji R.,
Chang Hua,
Wang Sung M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.198700014
Subject(s) - jet fuel , chemistry , copper , degradation (telecommunications) , electron paramagnetic resonance , jet (fluid) , thiophenol , metallurgy , petroleum , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance , telecommunications , physics , materials science , computer science , engineering , thermodynamics
Degradation of a jet fuel (JP‐5) derived from petroleum and manufactured by the Chinese Petroleum Corporation in Taiwan was determined using various methods. Fuel degradation was monitored in the presence of the following compounds: phenol, 2,6‐dimethylphenol, thiophenol, 2‐methylpyridine, copper powder and mixtures of some of these compounds both at room temperature and at 80° C . The extent of light scattering and the amount of copper drawn into JP‐5 from added copper powder are correlated with the extent of deposit formation due to degradation of the fuel. Copper promotes deterioration of JP‐5 because of Cu(II) complex formation. Electron spin resonance and cyclic voltammetric measurements confirm the presence of Cu(II).