Abstract
The effect of composition, surface area and pH of different clays and alumina adsorbents on the stability of jet fuel was studied. The stability of jet fuel was tested following the ASTMD 3241 procedure. Under the batch adsorption conditions, clays and adsorbents were not effective in adsorbing polar molecules and improving the stability of jet fuels. Under the column adsorption conditions, the effectiveness of clays and adsorbents in improving the stability of jet fuel was found to vary. Clays having a high surface area and an acidic pH were found to be more effective in adsorbing polar molecules and improving the stability of jet fuel. High surface area alumina adsorbents were found effective in adsorbing basic nitrogen molecules and improving the stability of jet fuel despite having a basic pH. The basic type nitrogen compounds, pyridines and quinolines, were found to affect the stability of jet fuel. The initial effluent jet fuel passed through fresh clays was found to have no N compounds and a good stability. However, the analysis of effluent jet fuel showed a gradual increase in N content reaching the level of N content in untreated jet fuel. The effluent jet fuel reaching 9–10 ppm of N content failed the stability test indicating that clays need to adsorb and retain N compounds. The adsorbent capacity of different clays was studied but no significant difference in retaining N molecules was observed.
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