Preparation of a research jet fuel composition comprised of nearly exclusively methyl-branched tetradecane isomers having a freezing point below -47 °c

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 10313-10319

  Robota, Heinz J ^a   Alger, Jhoanna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION FUEL; CARBON NUMBER; FREEZING POINT; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; ISOMER MIXTURES; ISOMERIC MIXTURES; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; N-TETRADECANE; SOLVENT DEWAXING; TETRADECANE; U.S. AIR FORCE; ZEOLITE CATALYST;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; DISTILLATION; FREEZING; MIXTURES; OLEFINS; SPECIFICATIONS;

ISOMERS;

EID: 84864861889     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie301041c     Document Type: Article

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