Environmental Fate and Effects of Shale-Derived Jet Fuel.

Abstract

Tests were conducted to compare the environmental fate of shale oil-derived jet fuel with that of petroleum-derived jet fuel. These tests included chemical characterization of the fuels, and the water-soluble fraction of each fuel, also measurement of volatilization and biodegradation rates in laboratory systems designed to simulate three disparate aquatic environments. No major differences in the volatilization and biodegradation rates of the two fuels were found. Differences in composition were generally small and should not cause the behavior of the fuels in aquatic environments to differ. Keywords: Biodegradation, Jet fuel, Shale-derived fuel. (jes)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197683

Entities

People

  • A. W. Bourquin
  • L. H. Mueller
  • P. H. Pritchard
  • T. P. Maziarz

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biodegradation
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Environment
  • Fuels
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Petroleum
  • Research Facilities
  • Shale Oil

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Petroleum Engineering