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Aluminum Cresylate from Petroleum Cresylic Acids.

ADA801548

Publication Date	1945
Personal Author	Brock, G. C.; Orr, A. G.
Page Count	32
Abstract	Tests were conducted to determine if petroleum cresylic acids were suitable for the manufacture of aluminum cresylate used for "in situ" formation of gasoline gels in incendiary bombs and flame-throwers. Gel preparations with various types of aviation gasoline showed that aluminum cresylate gels were less sensitive to the different hydrocarbons than Napalm thickener. Exposure tests on aluminum cresylate solutions showed that "skinning" tendency is due to reaction of atmospheric moisture with the cresylate, rather than to evaporation of the diluent. A formulation was developed for the preparation of gasoline gels by "in situ" formation of aluminum soap through reaction of an aluminum cresylate solution in lubricating oil with an oleic acid-acetone-water blend. This adopted formulation gave the gel consistency desired by the Navy for fire bomb mixes.
Keywords	Fuels Aluminum soaps Fuel thickeners Gels Hydrocarbons Oleic acid Petroleum products Ati-31757 Ati collection
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	99C - Polymer Chemistry 81C - Fuel & Propellant Tanks
Corporate Authors	California Research Corp., Richmond.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Progress rept.
NTIS Issue Number	201523
Contract Number	OEMSR-1468

Aluminum Cresylate from Petroleum Cresylic Acids.

Aluminum Cresylate from Petroleum Cresylic Acids.
ADA801548

Publication Date	1945
Personal Author	Brock, G. C.; Orr, A. G.
Page Count	32
Abstract	Tests were conducted to determine if petroleum cresylic acids were suitable for the manufacture of aluminum cresylate used for "in situ" formation of gasoline gels in incendiary bombs and flame-throwers. Gel preparations with various types of aviation gasoline showed that aluminum cresylate gels were less sensitive to the different hydrocarbons than Napalm thickener. Exposure tests on aluminum cresylate solutions showed that "skinning" tendency is due to reaction of atmospheric moisture with the cresylate, rather than to evaporation of the diluent. A formulation was developed for the preparation of gasoline gels by "in situ" formation of aluminum soap through reaction of an aluminum cresylate solution in lubricating oil with an oleic acid-acetone-water blend. This adopted formulation gave the gel consistency desired by the Navy for fire bomb mixes.
Keywords	Fuels Aluminum soaps Fuel thickeners Gels Hydrocarbons Oleic acid Petroleum products Ati-31757 Ati collection
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	99C - Polymer Chemistry 81C - Fuel & Propellant Tanks
Corporate Authors	California Research Corp., Richmond.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Progress rept.
NTIS Issue Number	201523
Contract Number	OEMSR-1468