Total Cycloparaffins and Total Aromatics in Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene Fuels by Comprehensive Two-Dimensional GC with Flame Ionization Detection

Published by	Publication Date	Number of Pages
UOP	03/01/2010	18

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Description

UOP 965 – Total Cycloparaffins and Total Aromatics in Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene Fuels by Comprehensive Two-Dimensional GC with Flame Ionization Detection

This method is for determining total cycloparaffins (naphthenes) and total aromatics in synthetic paraffinic kerosene fuels (SPK) or petroleum distillates in the boiling range of 69°C to 350°C using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GCxGC) coupled with a flame ionization detector (FID). Molecular type groups are identified by their location, as plotted on a chromatographic contour plot image. The precision of this test method has been established for SPK fuels containing from 1.6 to 32.3 mass-% naphthenic hydrocarbons and 0.03 to 1.9 mass-% aromatic hydrocarbons. Alkenes and compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen are possible interferents.