Production Methods
The term jet fuel encompasses the aircraft turbine engine and
jet fuels. They are composed of hydrocarbons from the
middle distillate fraction in the kerosene range and some
components from the light distillates. They are composed of
C5–C16 aliphatics, monocycloparaffins, aromatics, and olefins;
olefins are permitted for turbine engines only, and the
aromatics at a lower percentage for the jet fuels. Jet
engine fuel is produced by hydrogenation of the middle
distillate fraction of the products of hydrocracking of coal
extract or solution produced by the liquid solvent extraction
or supercritical gas extraction processes and boiling in the
range of approximately 180–225 ℃ (356–473°F). It is composed
primarily of hydrogenated two-ring hydrocarbons and
their alkyl derivatives having carbon numbers predominantly
in the range of C10–C12.
Definition
No. 1 Fuel Oil: A light petroleuem distillate fuel oil that has distillation temperatures of 400 degrees Fahrenheit at the 10-percent recovery point and 550 degrees Fahrenheit at the 90-percent point and meets the specifications defined in ASTM Specification D 396. It is used primarily as fuel for portable outdoor stoves and portable outdoor heaters.
