TABLE 2.
Properties of potential isoprenoid derived biojet fuels.
Fuel | Property |
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Energy density (MJ/kg) | Freezing point (°C) | Flash point (°C) | Viscosity (mm2/s) | Specific gravity | References | |
Farnesene | ∼44 | −90 | 95+ | 14.28 (−20°C) | 0.81 | Chuck and Donnelly (2014) |
Farnesane | 43.39 | < −100 | 96 | 2.35 (40°C) | 0.77 | Soriano et al. (2017); Pires et al. (2018) |
Bisabolane | 43.76 | < −81 | 111 | 2.91 | 0.82 | Peralta-Yahya et al. (2011),Baral et al. (2019) |
Limonene | 45 | −74 | 50 | ∼2.5 (−20°C) | ∼0.87 | Chuck and Donnelly (2014) |
p-Menthane | 43.41 | < −70 | 43 | − | 0.804 | Ryder (2009); Baral et al. (2019) |
Epi-isozizaane | 42.584 | – | – | – | 0.929 | Liu et al. (2018) |
pentalenane | 42.609 | – | – | – | – | Liu et al. (2018) |
α-isocomane | 42.783 | – | – | – | – | Liu et al. (2018) |
Hydrogenated cedarwood oil | 42.67 | < −80 | – | 54 (−20°C) | 0.917 | Harrison and Harvey (2017) |
AMJ-700 | – | < −71 | 50 | <10 (−20°C) | 0.796 | Ryder (2009) |
RJ-4 | 42.45 | −46 | 78 | – | 0.94 | Osmont et al. (2006); Martel (1987) |
α-pinane | 43.14 | −53 | 40 | 11.23 (−40°C) | 0.86 | Woodroffe and Harvey (2020) |
Sabinane | 43.25 | – | – | 4.809 (−40°C) | 0.810 | Woodroffe and Harvey (2020) |
Camphene dimer | 42.063 | −54 | – | 34.96 (40°C) | 0.941 | Meylemans et al. (2012) |
α-pinene dimer | 42.047 | −52 | – | 34.68 (40°C) | 0.935 | Meylemans et al. (2012) |
β-pinene dimer | 42.118 | – | – | 35.05 (40°C) | 0.938 | Meylemans et al. (2012) |
Limonene dimer | 41.906 | −78 | – | 25.86 (40°C) | 0.914 | Meylemans et al. (2012) |