Recent advances in catalytic oxidation and reformation of jet fuels

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 165; pp. 904 - 918
• Main Authors: Wierzbicki, Teresa A., Lee, Ivan C., Gupta, Ashwani K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Catalysis; Catalysts; Catalytic combustion and fuel reformation; Conversion; Derivation; Fuels; Hybrid combustion; Jet fuels; JP-8; Kinetic modeling; Poisoning; Sulfur; Sulfur tolerance; Surrogate fuel; Catalytic combustion and fuel reformation; Surrogate fuel; JP-8; Kinetic modeling; Hybrid combustion; Sulfur tolerance
• ISSN: 0306-2619; 1872-9118
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.057

•Review of catalytic conversion of JP-8 fuel over the last one decade is provided.•Provided role of catalyst, support materials, and preparation methods on reforming.•Sulfur tolerant catalysts and mechanisms of catalyst poisoning is poorly understood.•Role of hydrocarbons present in jet fuels during fuel reforming remains a challenge.•High fidelity numerical simulations limited to gas phase non-catalytic reforming. This paper provides a review of progress in catalytic conversion of JP-8 fuel and its surrogates made over the last decade. The effect of different types of catalyst and support materials, as well as different preparation methods, is discussed in detail. The derivation of kinetic models for computational studies is also examined. Particular attention is given to the development of sulfur tolerant catalysts and the mechanisms by which catalyst poisoning occurs, as this is an important obstacle to overcome for systems using sulfur-laden fuel. Suggestions for further research are offered.