Accession Number:

AD0641270

Title:

INVESTIGATION OF THE AUTOXIDATION OF PETROLEUM FUELS

Descriptive Note:

Interim rept.

Corporate Author:

COATING AND CHEMICAL LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

• Le Pera, Maurice E.

Report Date:

1966-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

26.0

Abstract:

The deterioration of petroleum fuels was studied by investigation of their autoxidation susceptibilities. Federal and Military Specification fuels and commercial gasolines were subjected to a six-week accelerated aging test with analyses for generated hydroperoxides determined at weekly intervals. The resulting peroxide-time curves revealed autoxidation tendencies to vary considerably. Under the conditions of this aging technique, there is evidence that the bulk storage supply of combat gasoline MIL-G-3056B at Aberdeen Proving Ground is experiencing a gradual depletion of antioxidant quality.

Descriptors:

• *FUELS
• *GASOLINE
• *PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
• AGING(MATERIALS)
• DEGRADATION
• OXIDATION
• STORAGE
• ANTIOXIDANTS
• PEROXIDES

Subject Categories:

• Fuels

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE