Influence of conventional and supramolecular gellants on the rheological properties of JP-10 gel fuels

2026-01-01
Ozyetis, Hatice
Koc, Ahmet
Esiyok, Haci
Özkan, Necati
The effects of a conventional gellant and different types of supramolecular gellants on the rheological properties of JP-10 gel fuels are studied. Various concentrations of 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-D-mannitol (IPM) and 1,2:5,6-di-O-cyclohexylidene-D-mannitol (CHM) supramolecular gellants are utilized for the preparation of JP-10 based gel fuels, and their rheological properties are compared with those of a conventional molecular gellant (Thixatrol ST (TST)) based gel fuel. Rheological characterization results show that all gellant types can create a gel structure within JP-10 fuel, including the TST-based gel fuel with a gellant concentration of 1.0 wt%, since their tans values are significantly lower than 1. The lowest tans values, hence the most significant solid-like behavior, were obtained for the TST-based gel fuels. However, the highest stiffness values were obtained for the CHM gellant-based JP-10 gel fuels, and the lowest stiffness values were obtained for the TST-based JP-10 gel fuels.
Citation Formats
H. Ozyetis, A. Koc, H. Esiyok, and N. Özkan, “Influence of conventional and supramolecular gellants on the rheological properties of JP-10 gel fuels,” FUEL, vol. 404, pp. 0–0, 2026, Accessed: 00, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/115939.