Potential stabilizers for jet fuels subjected to thermal stress above 400 .degree.C

In addition to the complex chemistry of cracking and reforming reactions that occur when jet fuel are subjected to thermal stresses at temperatures above 400°C, carbonaceous solids and deposits are formed and these present serious problems. The principal reaction pathways that lead to the formation of carbonaceous solids at these temperatures have been studied using FTIR spectroscopy. Using these results as a guide we have successfully identified a number of additives, most notably benzyl alcohol and 1,4-benzenedimethanol, that retard the formation of carbonaceous solids in Jet A-1 fuel at 425°C