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Jet A
Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_fuel
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Main Product
Kerosene
Segment
Refined Products
Main-Family
Refinery Liquids
Sub-Family
Middle Distll. & Proc. Hydroc.
Physical State

Liquid

Description

Jet A specification Fuel has been used in the United States since the 1950s and is usually not available outside the United States and a few Canadian airports such as Toronto and Vancouver. Jet A has a flash point higher than 38 °C (100 °F), with an auto-ignition temperature of 210 °C (410 °F). The primary difference with Jet A-1 is the higher freezing point of Jet A of −40 °C (−40 °F). Jet A trucks, storage tanks, and plumbing that carry Jet A are marked with a black sticker with "Jet A" in white printed on it, adjacent to another black stripe. Jet A fuel must reach ASTM specification D1655 (Jet A).[1]

The nominal Jet-A Fuel was evaluated by two-dimensional gas chromatography, providing the HC class distribution with all four major classes of HCs scattered over multiple Carbon numbers (Picture). However, if the Aromatic concentration was too low, the seals in the engine and aircraft would leak.[2]

 

References

1. Wikiedia, Jet Fuel

2. Ijaz Hussain, Saheed A Ganiyu, Hassan Alasiri, Khalid Alhooshani, A state-of-the-art review on waste plastics-derived aviation fuel: Unveiling the heterogeneous catalytic systems and techno-economy feasibility of catalytic pyrolysis, Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 274, 2022, 116433, ISSN 0196-8904

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2026/06/08 08:27 AM
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116433 Average composition of Jet A (POSF 10325). A typical Molecule has between 11 & 12 Carbon Atoms.
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Chemical Data
Molecular Weight (g/mol)
140
Freezing Point (°C)
-40
Specific Gravity
0.80
Crude Data
API Gravity
44.5
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