Investigation of the chemical basis of kerosene (jet fuel) specification properties

Cookson, David J.; Lloyd, C. Paul; Smith, Brian E.

doi:10.1021/ef00005a011

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Investigation of the chemical basis of kerosene (jet fuel) specification properties

Cookson, David J., Lloyd, C. Paul, Smith, Brian E.·1987·Energy & Fuels

DOI 10.1021/ef00005a011

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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTInvestigation of the chemical basis of kerosene (jet fuel) specification propertiesDavid J. Cookson, C. Paul Lloyd, and Brian E. SmithCite this: Energy Fuels 1987, 1, 5, 438–447Publication Date (Print):September 1, 1987Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 September 1987https://doi.org/10.1021/ef00005a011RIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views869Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (3 MB) Get e-Alerts Get e-Alerts

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Authors: Cookson, D. J., Lloyd, C. P., & Smith, B. E.
Venue: Energy & Fuels
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published: 1987-09-01
Volume: 1
Issue: 5
Pages: 438-447
ISSN: 0887-0624 (ISSN-L)
1520-5029
DOI: 10.1021/ef00005a011
OpenAlex: W2082212618
Cited by: 62
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
FWCI: 2.18
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Energy & Fuels (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes › Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Petroleum Processing and Analysis
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Computational Mechanics › Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
Keywords: kerosene, jet fuel, fuel chemistry, fuel additives

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