Improved Measurement of Sulfur and Nitrogen Compounds in Refinery Liquids Using Gas Chromatography--Atomic Emission Detection
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- 1 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Chromatographic Science
- Vol. 36 (9) , 435-443
- https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/36.9.435
Abstract
The measurement of sulfur and nitrogen compounds in refinery liquids is an important analysis for the petroleum industry. Gas chromatography with atomic emission detection (GC—AED) provides a useful means of selectively detecting these compounds. This article presents a GC—AED method optimized for the analysis of sulfur and nitrogen compounds in gasoline through diesel-range materials. By optimizing such parameters as element wavelength, detector gas flow rates, and chromatographic conditions, the selectivity in the presence of hydrocarbons is increased 10-fold for sulfur and by more than 100-fold for nitrogen. These gains in selectivity result in the ability to measure sulfur and nitrogen at low parts-per-million levels.Keywords
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