Analyzer Description
- Configuration:
- 2-valve, 4-column (micro-packed and capillary), auxiliary oven, TCD / FID
- Sample type:
- Finished motor and aviation gasoline
- Components separated:
- ASTM D3606: Benzene, toluene
- ASTM D4815: MTBE, ETBE, TAME, DIPE, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, isobutanol, tert-butanol, sec-butanol, n-butanol, tert-amylalcohol
- Concentration range:
- ASTM D3606: 0.1 to 5 vol% for benzene, 2 to 20 vol% for toluene
- ASTM D4815: 0.1 to 20 wt% for individual ethers, 0.1 to 12 wt% for individual alcohols
- Methods met:
- ASTM D3606, D4815, Wasson-ECE 255
Typical Chromatogram
Key Features and Benefits
- The Wasson-ECE auxiliary oven allows for simultaneous analysis of both methods
- Multiple configurations are possible including the addition of ASTM D5580 to the same instrument