Jet Propellant-8 (JP-8) - Definition, Glossary, Details - Oilgae
Jet Fuel Propellant (JP-8) - JP-8, or JP8 (for Jet Propellant) is a jet fuel, specified in 1990 by the U.S.Government. It is kerosene-based. It is a replacement for the JP-4 fuel; the U.S. Air Force replaced JP-4 with JP-8 completely by the fall of 1996, in order to use less flammable, less hazardous fuel for better safety and combat survivability.
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A review of analytical methods for the identification and quantification of hydrocarbons found in jet propellant 8 and related petroleum based fuels. Determination of JP-8 components in soils using solid-phase microextraction–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.