Interaction of Selected Fuels with Water: Impact on Physical Properties and Microbial Growth

E. Kathryn Brown¹, Mark Palmquist¹, Luning Prak DJ¹, Susan S Mueller², Loryn L Bowen², Kurt Sweely¹, Oscar N Ruiz³ and Paul C Trulove^1*

¹Department of Chemistry, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402, USA

²University of Dayton Research Institute, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469, USA

³Fuels and Energy Branch, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433, USA