Analyzer Description
- Configuration:
- 1-valve, 2-column (capillary), methanizer, FID, and oxygenate flame ionization detector (O-FID)
- Sample type:
- Finished gasoline
- Components separated:
- ASTM D3606: benzene and toluene
- ASTM D5599: water, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, tert-butanol, n-peropanol, MTBE, sec-butanol, DIPE, isobutanol, ETBE, tert-pentanol, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, n-butanol, TAME
- Concentration range:
- ASTM D3606: 0.1 to 5 vol% for benzene, 2 to 20 vol% for toluene
- ASTM D5599: Oxygenated components from 0.1 to 20 mass%
- Methods met:
- ASTM D3606, D5599, EN 1601, Wasson-ECE 369
Typical Chromatogram
Key Features and Benefits
- Oxygen specific detector eliminates all hydrocarbon interferences
- Linear response over four orders of magnitude
- Easily replaced cracking reactor and methanizer, limiting downtime
- ASTM D3606 may be modified for the presence of ethanol